ZIP 02131 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Suffolk County, Massachusetts, ZIP 02131 scores 25 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100). On the structural side it scores 56/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (56/100), construction/permit lag (44/100), institutional ownership (20/100). institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (9/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.3% over the trailing year, and 11% higher over three years (phase confidence 31/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Households earn a median $109,237 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 02131 scores 35/100. Roughly 9.7% live below the poverty line. About 52% have a four-year degree. The vacancy rate is 6.1%. 31,564 residents call 02131 home, typically aged 38. The tenure split is 57% owner-occupied to 43% rented. A median home runs $664,700 here, or 5.8 times local income. Around 35% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 13,363 housing units.

Overall, 02131 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.