ZIP 01966 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Essex County, Massachusetts, ZIP 01966 scores 27 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 61 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (61/100), construction/permit lag (57/100), institutional ownership (20/100). institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.3% over the trailing year, and 8% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

6,977 residents call 01966 home, typically aged 60. There are about 4,140 housing units across 01966. On demographic stress specifically, 01966 scores 40/100. Vacancy runs 22.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The tenure split is 69% owner-occupied to 31% rented. About 57% have a four-year degree. Rent burden reaches 51% of tenant households. Households earn a median $93,227 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $746,100 here, or 7.4 times local income. Roughly 3.6% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas.

Taken together, 01966 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.