ZIP 02538 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 02538 (Plymouth County, Massachusetts) at a low 28/100 for overall property distress. Structural exposure scores 63 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (91/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100)). Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (79/100), structural risk (63/100), institutional ownership (19/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (19/100) and mortgage stress (8/100).

The peak-phase market in 02538 posted values that rose 4.3% over the year, and 17% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 4,556 with a median age of 40. Home values center near $392,000, an affordability ratio of 3.1× — accessible. Owners hold 75% of homes, renters 25%. Educational attainment sits at 22% bachelor's-or-above. There are about 1,649 housing units across 02538. Vacancy runs 5.5%. Rent burden reaches 62% of tenant households. Median household income is $110,882, above the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. 5.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On balance 02538 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.