ZIP 01542 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Worcester County, Massachusetts, ZIP 01542 scores 33 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (65/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (73/100), institutional ownership (49/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (18/100). Structural risk reads 73/100 against active distress of 5/100.

The peak-phase market in 01542 posted values that rose 4.0% over the year, and 19% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 2,572 with a median age of 47. Home values center near $405,100, an affordability ratio of 3.5× — accessible. There are about 1,088 housing units across 01542. Educational attainment sits at 28% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 10% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 0.6%. Median household income is $107,674, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 1.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 87% of homes, renters 13%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 21/100.

On balance 01542 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.