Brooks County, TX Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Brooks County, Texas? DLRadar grades every Brooks County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 21/100. Here is the 2026 Brooks County breakdown.
- Brooks County's most distressed ZIP is 78355 at 21/100.
- 2 ZIP codes tracked in Brooks County, averaging 15/100 distress.
- Brooks County reads peak — home values up 0.9% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 32.6% across Brooks County's tracked ZIPs, with a 23.9% poverty rate.
- The typical Brooks County home is worth about $82,400 against a ~$32,636 median income.
- Lending headwind in Brooks County sits at 62/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Figures: DLRadar distress index, rebuilt monthly from public filings. Free to reuse with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78355 | 21/100 |
| 2 | 78353 | 8/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Brooks County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Brooks County distress
Brooks County's placement in the national index rests on public filings — a 15/100 average across its ZIPs. DLRadar reads FHFA price trajectory, CFPB mortgage delinquency, recorder-level foreclosure and tax-lien activity, FEMA/NFIP loss history and Census ACS demographics.
Brooks County market phase and pricing
Brooks County reads peak — home prices rose 0.9% over the last year. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Questions about this county
Where is distress highest inside Brooks County, TX?
ZIP 78355 leads Brooks County at 21/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Brooks County at?
FHFA price-index movement places Brooks County in peak; prices are up 0.9% over twelve months.
Where does the Brooks County data come from?
Every Brooks County figure traces to a public source — FHFA House Price Index for the peak trajectory, CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. The same deterministic model scores all 2 Brooks County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Brooks County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Brooks County ZIP codes?
A single county score papers over real variation. Across the Brooks County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 21/100 in 78355 down to 8/100 in 78353, against a Brooks County average of 15/100. The 13-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Brooks County.
What do Brooks County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Brooks County home carries about $82,400 of value against a median household income near $32,636. Vacancy across Brooks County's tracked ZIPs runs 32.6% and the poverty rate is 23.9%. A tight budget and an empty house together turn a missed payment into a sale, so they are scored beside Brooks County's foreclosure and lien data and its 62/100 lending headwind.
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