Essex County, MA: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

Essex County, Massachusetts is mapped parcel-to-ZIP by DLRadar's public-record distress engine. ZIP-level distress ranges from 27/100 at the top down to 25/100. There are 46 scored ZIPs in the county (mean composite 27/100). Bank/credit headwind for the county is 47 on a 0–100 scale, a moderate reading.

The peak-phase county posted home values that rose 2.9% over twelve months, a 23/100-confidence read. On a market plateau, broad sweeps stop paying as the ZIP scores below show.

With Essex County flat at +2.9% YoY (23/100 confidence), selectivity rules — target the few ZIPs carrying distress. Mid-range bank stress at 47/100 means a blend the ZIP scores sort out.

The most-distressed ZIP codes in Essex County are 01810 (27/100), 01830 (27/100), 01832 (27/100), 01833 (27/100), 01834 (27/100), 01835 (27/100), each with its own full DLRadar report. Other tracked Essex County ZIPs include 01840, 01841, 01843, 01844, 01845, 01860, 01901, 01902, 01904, 01905.

Profile-wise, Essex County's tracked footprint report incomes around $107,407, home values averaging roughly $669,033, above the US, 9.7% of households below the poverty line, residents with a median age around 44.6, 5.8% of units sitting vacant, 71% owner-occupancy. These fundamentals signal who sells under pressure and how fast a deal moves.

With a low 27/100 reading over 46 ZIPs, Essex County is a screen-by-ZIP market where the ZIP scores point. Unlock Essex County to see every parcel's owner and contact detail, APN, scoring, lienholder detail and an estimated exit speed.

The distress read for Essex County, Massachusetts is refreshed as new public records post and uses the same methodology coast to coast, so Essex County stays directly comparable to any other market you track.

Read Essex County, Massachusetts as a heat map for effort — the county's low composite of 27/100 hides wide ZIP-level variation, and the return comes from chasing the hot ZIPs, not the average. The Essex County scoring is reproducible from public sources alone, and DLRadar declines to estimate where the underlying record is incomplete.

The ZIP breakdown for Essex County leads with 01810 (27/100), 01830 (27/100), 01832 (27/100), 01833 (27/100), 01834 (27/100), 01835 (27/100). DLRadar also scores 01840, 01841, 01843, 01844, 01845, 01860, 01901, 01902 and more across the county. Because each ZIP is graded on its own foreclosure, tax and lender record, the county's distress is best read code by code rather than as a single number.

The Essex County score is not a single measure but a composite: foreclosure activity, mortgage and tax-lien stress, and local lender headwind each feed it, which is why understanding the components matters as much as the headline number.