ZIP 21841 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

DLRadar grades ZIP 21841 (Worcester County, Maryland) at a low 24/100 for overall property distress. On the structural side it scores 56/100, with 0/100 of stress already active. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (87/100), structural risk (56/100), institutional ownership (16/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (16/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (71/100), climate & FEMA risk (68/100).

The peak-phase market in 21841 posted values that rose 1.6% over the year, at 20/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Population is roughly 942 with a median age of 36. At $78,036, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. A median home runs $343,000 here, or 4.2 times local income. The vacancy rate is 12.8% — elevated. 63% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 38/100. Around 70% of renters are cost-burdened. Around 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are about 411 housing units across 21841. 9.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Taken together, 21841 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.

The 21841 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 24/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 21841 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Worcester County, Maryland. 21841 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

21841's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. For an operator, 21841 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.