ZIP 77437 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wharton County, Texas, ZIP 77437 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (80/100), FEMA disaster exposure (78/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (68/100)). Its standout signals are structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (57/100), construction/permit lag (56/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (22/100). Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 77437 posted values that rose 1.1% over the year, and 16% higher over three years, at 18/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 18,886 with a median age of 38. Rent burden reaches 36% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 9.5%. Educational attainment sits at 17% bachelor's-or-above. There are about 7,259 housing units across 77437. 13.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $184,700, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Owners hold 69% of homes, renters 31%. Median household income is $72,490, near the U.S. median near $78,000.

On balance 77437 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.