ZIP 01259 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Berkshire County, Massachusetts, ZIP 01259 scores 19 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (84/100). On the structural side it scores 41/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are 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 market reads peak — home values rose 1.3% year on year, 3.0% off the recent peak (phase confidence 30/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The vacancy rate is 30.1% — elevated. The poverty rate is 1.6% — low. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. Around 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At $125,795, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. About 778 people live here, median age 44. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 22/100. The typical home is worth about $546,300 (3.6× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 390 housing units. 89% of housing is owner-occupied.

Net-net, 01259 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.