ZIP 01887 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 01887 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts) lands at 24/100 — low on DLRadar's distress scoring. Structural risk reads 53/100 against active distress of 2/100. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (53/100), construction/permit lag (35/100), institutional ownership (17/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (7/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100)).

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.9% year on year, and 18% higher over three years, at 23/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

There are about 8,077 housing units across 01887. Rent burden reaches 32% of tenant households. Home values center near $680,500, an affordability ratio of 4.0×. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. Population is roughly 23,195 with a median age of 42. Vacancy runs 2.0%. Households earn a median $161,473 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Around 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 87% of housing is owner-occupied. Roughly 3.0% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas.

Broadly, 01887 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.

Big metro or rural, 01887 runs through one identical scoring model, so its 24/100 sits on the same scale as every other ZIP in Middlesex County, Massachusetts and the nation. Where the record is thin for 01887, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

The 24/100 figure for 01887 is a composite, not one metric: it rolls up foreclosure and pre-foreclosure activity, mortgage stress, tax delinquency and liens, local lender headwind, and structural risk into a single reading, which is why a ZIP can look calm on price yet score high on distress. Practically, 01887 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.