ZIP 01501 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Worcester County, Massachusetts, ZIP 01501 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. On the structural side it scores 73/100, with 5/100 of stress already active. 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, and 22% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Roughly 4.4% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Around 35% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 6,955 housing units. About 42% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 80% owner-occupied to 20% rented. 16,780 residents call 01501 home, typically aged 46. On demographic stress specifically, 01501 scores 25/100. A median home runs $400,800 here, or 3.6 times local income. Households earn a median $101,929 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The vacancy rate is 3.1%.

Overall, 01501 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.