ZIP 21734 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Washington County, Maryland, ZIP 21734 scores 15 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (69/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (64/100). On the structural side it scores 34/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (34/100), institutional ownership (15/100), mortgage stress (7/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (7/100) and construction/permit lag (3/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 0.7% year on year, 4.2% off the recent peak, and 14% higher over three years (phase confidence 48/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The poverty rate is 6.5% — low. The ZIP holds roughly 518 housing units. Around 19% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $277,800 (4.1× income). At $58,438, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 61% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 28/100. About 826 people live here, median age 56. The vacancy rate is 6.4%.

Net-net, 21734 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.