ZIP 01602 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 01602 (Worcester County, Massachusetts) lands at 33/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (73/100), institutional ownership (49/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (18/100). The latent-versus-live split is 73/100 structural and 5/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (65/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)).

The peak-phase market in 01602 posted values that rose 4.0% over the year, and 19% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. The vacancy rate is 5.1%. Educational attainment sits at 47% bachelor's-or-above. Around 40% of renters are cost-burdened. Median household income is $94,351, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Population is roughly 25,791 with a median age of 40. 13.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 60% of homes, renters 40%. Home values center near $417,300, an affordability ratio of 4.0×. The ZIP holds roughly 10,815 housing units.

On balance 01602 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.