ZIP 01236 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Berkshire County, Massachusetts, ZIP 01236 scores 19 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 41 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (50/100), structural risk (41/100), mortgage stress (5/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (5/100) and institutional ownership (5/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (84/100)).

The peak-phase market in 01236 posted values that rose 1.3% over the year, 3.0% off the recent peak, at 30/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 1,593 with a median age of 51. Vacancy runs 17.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 720 housing units across 01236. Owners hold 76% of homes, renters 24%. Educational attainment sits at 62% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $91,172, above the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 36/100. Rent burden reaches 71% of tenant households. Home values center near $504,900, an affordability ratio of 5.3×. 3.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On the whole, 01236 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.