ZIP 01851 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Middlesex County, Massachusetts's ZIP 01851 registers 29/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. The most distinctive pressure shows up in 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). The latent-versus-live split is 67/100 structural and 2/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100)).

The peak-phase market in 01851 posted values that rose 4.3% over the year, and 20% higher over three years (phase confidence 31/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $87,962, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 16.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 3.7%. The ZIP holds roughly 11,853 housing units. Home values center near $467,000, an affordability ratio of 4.9×. Educational attainment sits at 32% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 38/100. Population is roughly 32,308 with a median age of 36. Around 41% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 45% of homes, renters 55%.

On balance 01851 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.