ZIP 02188 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP 02188's composite property-distress score is 20/100 - DLRadar classes that as low for Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Property-level stress concentrates in structural risk (44/100), institutional ownership (18/100), mortgage stress (7/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 44 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (80/100).

The peak-phase market in 02188 posted values that rose 2.9% over the year, and 19% higher over three years, at 23/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $102,236, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 7.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Rent burden reaches 45% of tenant households. The vacancy rate is 4.3%. The ZIP holds roughly 7,499 housing units. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 35/100. Around 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 61% of housing is owner-occupied. About 15,396 people live here, median age 45. Home values center near $594,000, an affordability ratio of 5.3×.

On balance, 02188 reads as a higher-equity, stable market where distress is selective and worth pinpointing parcel by parcel. While 02188 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

Big metro or rural, 02188 runs through one identical public-record model, so its 20/100 sits on the same scale as every other ZIP in Norfolk County, Massachusetts and the nation. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 02188 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

Behind 02188's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. The point of the 02188 score is action: it tells you whether to open the ZIP, and DLRadar takes it from there to parcels, funding and close.