ZIP 02121 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 02121 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts carries a composite property-distress score of 25/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural risk reads 56/100 against active distress of 3/100. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100)). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (56/100), construction/permit lag (44/100), institutional ownership (20/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (9/100).

The peak-phase market in 02121 posted values that rose 4.3% over the year, and 29% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 28,298 with a median age of 34. There are about 11,429 housing units across 02121. Home values center near $590,200, an affordability ratio of 14.2× — stretched. Owners hold 23% of homes, renters 77%. Rent burden reaches 50% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 9.0%. 26.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $38,565, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 60/100.

On the whole, 02121 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.