ZIP 02421 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 02421 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts) lands at 29/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. 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 sharpest non-environmental signals are 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).

The peak-phase market in 02421 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.

Around 47% of renters are cost-burdened. 6.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Home values center near $1,205,700, an affordability ratio of 5.4×. The ZIP holds roughly 6,903 housing units. Owners hold 76% of homes, renters 24%. Educational attainment sits at 85% bachelor's-or-above. The vacancy rate is 2.1%. Median household income is $212,843, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Population is roughly 17,798 with a median age of 48.

On balance 02421 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.