ZIP 01005 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 01005 in Worcester County, Massachusetts carries a composite property-distress score of 33/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 73 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (65/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (73/100), institutional ownership (49/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (18/100).

The peak-phase market in 01005 posted values that rose 4.0% over the year, and 11% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 4,786 with a median age of 42. The tenure split is 81% owner-occupied to 19% rented. A median home runs $392,600 here, or 3.4 times local income. There are about 2,027 housing units across 01005. Vacancy runs 10.0%. About 36% have a four-year degree. Roughly 12.5% live below the poverty line. Rent burden reaches 51% of tenant households. Households earn a median $97,390 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 01005 scores 30/100.

On balance 01005 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.