ZIP 01720 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Middlesex County, Massachusetts's ZIP 01720 registers 29/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100). The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (91/100), structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (18/100). institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.3% over the trailing year, and 17% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Vacancy runs 1.3%. Roughly 3.5% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. The tenure split is 75% owner-occupied to 25% rented. Households earn a median $154,101 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. There are about 9,264 housing units across 01720. On demographic stress specifically, 01720 scores 27/100. 23,322 residents call 01720 home, typically aged 44. Rent burden reaches 42% of tenant households. A median home runs $814,300 here, or 5.0 times local income. About 78% have a four-year degree.

Overall, 01720 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.