Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area recorded 8,392 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 59,917 sales (14% of sales) across 1,766,400 single-family homes in 11 county-equivalents — 0.5 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 26% year over year (6,634 prior). Ranked #228 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Philadelphia County at 0.8 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDmetro area · Pennsylvania + New Jersey + Delaware + Maryland

🔥 #228 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

8,392

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.5

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+26%

6,634 → 8,392 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

14%

8,392 of 59,917 recorded sales

Turnover

3.4%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

1,766,400

Where inside Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Philadelphia County, PA3,348 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 23% of sales · 425,167 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
8	19142	Philadelphia County	182	1.9	49%	3.9%
12	19121	Philadelphia County	147	1.7	42%	3.9%
17	19132	Philadelphia County	226	1.5	54%	2.8%
18	19104	Philadelphia County	77	1.4	48%	2.9%
21	19139	Philadelphia County	162	1.3	42%	3.2%
22	19131	Philadelphia County	145	1.3	41%	3.2%
27	19146	Philadelphia County	170	1.2	25%	4.8%
32	19138	Philadelphia County	127	1.1	36%	3.2%
33	19143	Philadelphia County	228	1.1	32%	3.4%
38	19144	Philadelphia County	101	1.1	33%	3.2%

Salem County, NJ156 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 20,428 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
13	08079	Salem County	55	1.6	28%	5.7%
45	08069	Salem County	35	0.9	17%	5.3%
79	08070	Salem County	28	0.6	13%	4.8%

Camden County, NJ952 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 150,762 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
3	08102	Camden County	34	2.2	59%	3.8%
4	08103	Camden County	83	2.1	59%	3.5%
8	08104	Camden County	102	1.7	47%	3.7%
39	08021	Camden County	103	1.0	22%	4.5%
48	08105	Camden County	55	0.9	36%	2.3%
56	08107	Camden County	29	0.8	18%	4.3%
62	08030	Camden County	29	0.7	16%	4.4%
78	08106	Camden County	19	0.6	18%	3.6%
92	08004	Camden County	24	0.6	14%	4.1%
93	08002	Camden County	35	0.6	15%	3.8%

Delaware County, PA898 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 171,896 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
10	19013	Delaware County	166	1.7	50%	3.4%
15	19022	Delaware County	17	1.5	37%	4.2%
34	19023	Delaware County	75	1.1	30%	3.7%
51	19032	Delaware County	22	1.0	21%	4.5%
55	19082	Delaware County	104	0.9	27%	3.4%
72	19061	Delaware County	52	0.8	19%	4.4%
80	19010	Delaware County	38	0.7	20%	3.8%
113	19079	Delaware County	18	0.6	19%	3.2%
132	19050	Delaware County	43	0.5	15%	3.5%
143	19036	Delaware County	20	0.5	13%	3.7%

Gloucester County, NJ410 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 85,560 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
17	08066	Gloucester County	31	1.5	25%	5.9%
47	08028	Gloucester County	49	0.9	23%	3.9%
58	08312	Gloucester County	19	0.8	21%	3.7%
73	08096	Gloucester County	73	0.7	15%	4.2%
77	08051	Gloucester County	17	0.6	19%	3.5%
82	08093	Gloucester County	17	0.6	14%	4.3%
155	08094	Gloucester County	49	0.4	10%	3.9%
183	08062	Gloucester County	16	0.3	9%	3.6%
202	08085	Gloucester County	16	0.2	5%	4.8%
210	08080	Gloucester County	23	0.2	6%	3.2%

Cecil County, MD136 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 33,813 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
9	21915	Cecil County	22	1.7	34%	5.1%
54	21921	Cecil County	66	0.5	13%	3.7%
93	21901	Cecil County	15	0.2	7%	3.5%

Burlington County, NJ444 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 129,804 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
59	08015	Burlington County	49	0.8	17%	4.5%
60	08068	Burlington County	15	0.8	17%	4.4%
72	08046	Burlington County	71	0.7	17%	4.0%
112	08052	Burlington County	21	0.5	16%	3.2%
131	08057	Burlington County	29	0.4	15%	3.0%
165	08075	Burlington County	31	0.4	11%	3.4%
170	08060	Burlington County	29	0.4	10%	3.5%
179	08088	Burlington County	29	0.3	10%	3.5%
181	08016	Burlington County	28	0.3	10%	3.2%
186	08505	Burlington County	15	0.3	11%	2.8%

New Castle County, DE529 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 157,223 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	19801	New Castle County	40	1.4	39%	3.5%
2	19802	New Castle County	52	1.3	37%	3.5%
3	19805	New Castle County	103	1.0	30%	3.3%
5	19720	New Castle County	71	0.4	16%	2.6%
6	19804	New Castle County	23	0.4	14%	3.0%
15	19713	New Castle County	22	0.3	11%	2.6%
17	19803	New Castle County	20	0.3	8%	3.4%
18	19711	New Castle County	34	0.2	8%	3.0%
20	19810	New Castle County	17	0.2	7%	2.9%
22	19808	New Castle County	21	0.2	6%	2.9%

Bucks County, PA555 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 186,654 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
4	18960	Bucks County	97	2.3	37%	6.1%
122	19007	Bucks County	29	0.6	14%	4.1%
142	19054	Bucks County	25	0.5	15%	3.2%
150	18938	Bucks County	24	0.5	13%	3.5%
168	19057	Bucks County	22	0.4	14%	3.2%
179	19020	Bucks County	55	0.4	14%	3.0%
227	18976	Bucks County	17	0.3	9%	3.2%
239	19053	Bucks County	26	0.3	10%	2.8%
259	18940	Bucks County	22	0.2	7%	3.1%
260	18901	Bucks County	17	0.2	6%	4.0%

Montgomery County, PA596 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 234,791 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
41	19401	Montgomery County	101	1.0	30%	3.5%
56	18074	Montgomery County	17	0.9	22%	4.1%
75	19405	Montgomery County	15	0.8	12%	7.0%
175	19406	Montgomery County	26	0.4	13%	3.2%
185	19428	Montgomery County	23	0.4	10%	4.0%
187	19464	Montgomery County	59	0.4	11%	3.7%
193	19462	Montgomery County	17	0.4	13%	2.9%
230	19046	Montgomery County	15	0.3	9%	3.1%
243	19422	Montgomery County	15	0.3	9%	2.8%
250	19002	Montgomery County	26	0.2	7%	3.3%

Chester County, PA368 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 170,302 homes8 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
139	19320	Chester County	86	0.5	12%	4.0%
162	19312	Chester County	17	0.5	12%	3.8%
195	19087	Chester County	33	0.4	11%	3.3%
258	19355	Chester County	21	0.2	6%	3.7%
266	19380	Chester County	33	0.2	6%	3.5%
276	19460	Chester County	25	0.2	5%	3.6%
281	19382	Chester County	22	0.2	4%	3.6%
282	19335	Chester County	26	0.1	4%	3.7%

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