ZIP 01537 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 01537 in Worcester County, Massachusetts carries a composite property-distress score of 33/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (65/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (73/100), institutional ownership (49/100). mortgage stress (18/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 73 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.0% over the trailing year, and 29% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 913 housing units across 01537. The tenure split is 68% owner-occupied to 32% rented. Vacancy runs 5.7%. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households. A median home runs $353,500 here, or 3.6 times local income. About 35% have a four-year degree. Roughly 9.8% live below the poverty line. Households earn a median $94,261 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. 1,821 residents call 01537 home, typically aged 33. On demographic stress specifically, 01537 scores 27/100.

Overall, 01537 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.