ZIP 02148 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Middlesex County, Massachusetts's ZIP 02148 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)). The latent-versus-live split is 67/100 structural and 2/100 already moving.

The peak-phase market in 02148 posted values that rose 4.3% over the year, and 18% higher over three years (phase confidence 31/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $95,298, above the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 40/100. 13.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 41% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $633,500, an affordability ratio of 6.4×. The vacancy rate is 6.2%. Educational attainment sits at 45% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 65,509 with a median age of 36. Owners hold 42% of homes, renters 58%. The ZIP holds roughly 27,876 housing units.

On balance 02148 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.