ZIP 02642 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report
Barnstable County, Massachusetts · High Vacancy market
Composite property distress in 02642 (Barnstable County, Massachusetts) lands at 28/100 — low on DLRadar's distress scoring. The latent-versus-live split is 65/100 structural and 4/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (89/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (87/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (84/100), structural risk (65/100), institutional ownership (20/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (14/100) register low.
The neutral-phase market in 02642 posted values that rose 3.7% over the year, and 22% higher over three years, at 28/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.
A median home runs $732,200 here, or 9.2 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 02642 scores 53/100. About 5,772 people live here, median age 60. Around 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 89% of housing is owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 55.0% — elevated. Rent burden reaches 80% of tenant households. There are about 6,546 housing units across 02642. The poverty rate is 9.1%. Median household income is $72,683, near the U.S. median near $78,000.
Net-net, 02642 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Parcel-level detail for 02642 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.
The 02642 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 28/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 02642 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 02642 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.
The 28/100 for 02642 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. Practically, 02642 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.
Signal-by-signal read on 02642
Delinquent tax, institutional holdings, insurance strain, flood/NFIP exposure, build-out lag, price dislocation and auction pace — along with the 0 individual distressed properties — each with owner, address, APN, its own distress score and an exit read — are in the full report.
02642 at a glance
Real-time distress, cycle phase, housing and bank-stress readings for 02642, the same set carried on every parcel.
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