ZIP 01843 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 01843 in Essex County, Massachusetts carries a composite property-distress score of 27/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural risk reads 61/100 against active distress of 2/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (61/100), construction/permit lag (57/100), institutional ownership (20/100). institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.3% over the trailing year, and 26% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 10,740 housing units across 01843. The tenure split is 36% owner-occupied to 64% rented. 28,444 residents call 01843 home, typically aged 33. Roughly 14.0% live below the poverty line. Vacancy runs 3.2%. On demographic stress specifically, 01843 scores 41/100. Households earn a median $72,163 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. About 21% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $429,100 here, or 5.5 times local income. Rent burden reaches 42% of tenant households.

Overall, 01843 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.