ZIP 01879 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Middlesex County, Massachusetts's ZIP 01879 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). institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) stay muted. On the structural side it scores 67/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.3% over the trailing year, and 20% higher over three years (phase confidence 31/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

On demographic stress specifically, 01879 scores 27/100. The tenure split is 86% owner-occupied to 14% rented. About 50% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $552,500 here, or 3.7 times local income. Roughly 4.8% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. 12,435 residents call 01879 home, typically aged 40. Around 44% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 4.4%. Households earn a median $144,167 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The ZIP holds roughly 4,335 housing units.

Overall, 01879 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.