ZIP 01522 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Worcester County, Massachusetts's ZIP 01522 registers 33/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. Structural exposure scores 73 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. The most distinctive pressure shows up in 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).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.0% over the trailing year, and 23% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

3,021 residents call 01522 home, typically aged 43. There are about 1,180 housing units across 01522. On demographic stress specifically, 01522 scores 24/100. Households earn a median $118,824 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 84% owner-occupied to 16% rented. Roughly 6.0% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. A median home runs $423,900 here, or 3.3 times local income. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 1.8%. About 54% have a four-year degree.

Overall, 01522 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.