ZIP 01562 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Scored on a fixed 0-100 scale, 01562 (Worcester County, Massachusetts) returns a low composite of 29/100. The split runs 63/100 structural to 5/100 active on the ground. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — 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). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (18/100).

The peak-phase market in 01562 posted values that rose 2.5% over the year, and 20% higher over three years, at 27/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Owners hold 65% of homes, renters 35%. The vacancy rate is 11.3% — elevated. About 11,961 people live here, median age 49. The ZIP holds roughly 5,695 housing units. The typical home is worth about $382,000 (4.7× income). Rent burden reaches 34% of tenant households. The poverty rate is 7.7%. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 33/100. Around 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $79,086, near the U.S. median near $78,000.

Overall, 01562 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.

The number is not local guesswork: 01562's 29/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. Every figure is auditable to a public dataset and refreshed as records update; 01562 shows blanks, not estimates, wherever the record is sparse.

Behind 01562's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. Practically, 01562 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.