ZIP 01821 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Middlesex County, Massachusetts, ZIP 01821 scores 29 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100)). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (91/100), structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (18/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (7/100). Structural risk reads 67/100 against active distress of 2/100.

The peak-phase market in 01821 posted values that rose 4.3% over the year, and 20% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 30,203 with a median age of 45. Median household income is $142,564, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $615,100, an affordability ratio of 4.1×. There are about 11,430 housing units across 01821. Vacancy runs 1.3%. Rent burden reaches 35% of tenant households. Owners hold 81% of homes, renters 19%. Educational attainment sits at 42% bachelor's-or-above. 4.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100.

On balance 01821 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.