ZIP 01420 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Worcester County, Massachusetts, ZIP 01420 scores 33 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (73/100), institutional ownership (49/100). mortgage stress (18/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (65/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100). On the structural side it scores 73/100, with 5/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.0% over the trailing year, and 20% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The ZIP holds roughly 17,794 housing units. Roughly 15.6% live below the poverty line. 41,677 residents call 01420 home, typically aged 38. A median home runs $335,300 here, or 4.2 times local income. Around 43% of renters are cost-burdened. The tenure split is 57% owner-occupied to 43% rented. Households earn a median $70,334 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 01420 scores 35/100. About 25% have a four-year degree. The vacancy rate is 5.9%.

Overall, 01420 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.