ZIP 02072 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 02072 in Norfolk County, Massachusetts carries a composite property-distress score of 23/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (51/100), construction/permit lag (31/100), institutional ownership (18/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (80/100). On the structural side it scores 51/100, with 2/100 of stress already active.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.3% year on year, and 19% higher over three years (phase confidence 31/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

At $104,164, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The ZIP holds roughly 11,742 housing units. The poverty rate is 9.2%. The typical home is worth about $523,800 (4.8× income). About 29,074 people live here, median age 43. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 34/100. Around 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The vacancy rate is 4.3%. Around 55% of renters are cost-burdened. 77% of housing is owner-occupied.

Overall 02072 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.