ZIP 02139 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Middlesex County, Massachusetts's ZIP 02139 registers 29/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (91/100), structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (18/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (7/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100)). On the structural side it scores 67/100, with 2/100 of stress already active.

The peak-phase market in 02139 posted values that rose 4.3% over the year, and 1% higher over three years (phase confidence 31/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $124,648, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 32% of homes, renters 68%. Around 34% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 78% bachelor's-or-above. The vacancy rate is 5.1%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 43/100. The ZIP holds roughly 17,034 housing units. Home values center near $1,087,500, an affordability ratio of 8.6× — stretched. 13.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 39,609 with a median age of 30.

On balance 02139 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.