ZIP 21829 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Worcester County, Maryland, ZIP 21829 scores 24 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (71/100), climate & FEMA risk (68/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (84/100), structural risk (55/100), mortgage stress (17/100). mortgage stress (17/100) and institutional ownership (16/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 55 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, at 32/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

259 residents call 21829 home, typically aged 65. The tenure split is 92% owner-occupied to 8% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 21829 scores 15/100. Vacancy runs 32.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. A median home runs $270,900 here, or 1.2 times local income. About 34% have a four-year degree. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households. Households earn a median $155,676 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. There are about 227 housing units across 21829. Roughly 5.4% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas.

Taken together, 21829 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.