ZIP 02149 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 02149 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts carries a composite property-distress score of 29/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (91/100), structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (18/100). institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.3% over the trailing year, and 17% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 18,827 housing units across 02149. About 24% have a four-year degree. 49,236 residents call 02149 home, typically aged 36. Households earn a median $79,658 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. Vacancy runs 6.9%. On demographic stress specifically, 02149 scores 49/100. The tenure split is 37% owner-occupied to 63% rented. Rent burden reaches 48% of tenant households. A median home runs $610,000 here, or 7.6 times local income. Roughly 15.4% live below the poverty line.

Overall, 02149 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.