ZIP 01534 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 01534 (Worcester County, Massachusetts) at a moderate 33/100 for overall property distress. Property-level stress concentrates in 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 21% 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 2,535 housing units. Around 30% of renters are cost-burdened. Roughly 3.9% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. About 41% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 80% owner-occupied to 20% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 01534 scores 24/100. Households earn a median $134,539 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $481,200 here, or 3.4 times local income. The vacancy rate is 4.3%. 6,097 residents call 01534 home, typically aged 47.

Overall, 01534 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.