ZIP 01524 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP 01524's composite property-distress score is 29/100 - DLRadar classes that as low for Worcester County, Massachusetts. Structural risk reads 63/100 against active distress of 5/100. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (62/100). The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (63/100), institutional ownership (45/100), construction/permit lag (44/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (18/100) register low.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.5% over the trailing year, and 17% higher over three years, at 27/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Vacancy runs 8.9%. At $93,191, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The ZIP holds roughly 2,416 housing units. 4.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. 91% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 21% of renters are cost-burdened. About 6,110 people live here, median age 42. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100. The typical home is worth about $436,200 (4.2× income). About 31% have a four-year degree.

Overall, 01524 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Parcel-level detail for 01524 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

The number is not local guesswork: 01524's 29/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. Where the record is thin for 01524, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

01524's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. Treat 01524 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.