ZIP 01608 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Worcester County, Massachusetts's ZIP 01608 registers 33/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (73/100), institutional ownership (49/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (18/100). On the structural side it scores 73/100, with 5/100 of stress already active. 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 01608 posted values that rose 4.0% over the year (phase confidence 36/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

39.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 48% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 13.7% — elevated. Educational attainment sits at 29% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $45,962, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 41/100. The ZIP holds roughly 2,725 housing units. Home values center near $153,600, an affordability ratio of 2.5× — accessible. Owners hold 5% of homes, renters 95%. Population is roughly 4,951 with a median age of 31.

On the whole, 01608 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.