ZIP 21837 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 21837 in Wicomico County, Maryland carries a composite property-distress score of 23/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (67/100), climate & FEMA risk (64/100)). On the structural side it scores 54/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (87/100), structural risk (54/100), institutional ownership (16/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (7/100).

The expansion-phase market in 21837 posted values that rose 6.9% over the year, and 17% higher over three years (phase confidence 57/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The ZIP holds roughly 1,179 housing units. Around 29% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 87% of homes, renters 13%. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. 4.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 2,975 with a median age of 40. Median household income is $71,667, near the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. The vacancy rate is 5.5%. Home values center near $227,400, an affordability ratio of 2.9× — accessible.

On balance 21837 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.