ZIP 01438 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 01438 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 0 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (73/100), institutional ownership (49/100). Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (65/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100).

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

Rent burden reaches 100% of tenant households. 192 residents call 01438 home, typically aged 56. The tenure split is 82% owner-occupied to 18% rented. Vacancy runs 0.0%. A median home runs $261,300 here. On demographic stress specifically, 01438 scores 34/100. There are about 162 housing units across 01438. Roughly 1.6% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. About 35% have a four-year degree.

Overall, 01438 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.