ZIP 01253 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 01253 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts carries a composite property-distress score of 19/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (50/100), structural risk (41/100), mortgage stress (5/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (5/100) and institutional ownership (5/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 41/100 structural and 2/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (84/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 1.3% year on year, 3.0% off the recent peak, and 53% higher over three years (phase confidence 30/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Around 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $390,900 (3.1× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 648 housing units. Around 54% of renters are cost-burdened. At $108,068, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. About 903 people live here, median age 52. The poverty rate is 2.7% — low. 80% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. The vacancy rate is 39.0% — elevated.

Net-net, 01253 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.