ZIP 77488 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 77488 (Wharton County, Texas) at a moderate 31/100 for overall property distress. Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (80/100), FEMA disaster exposure (78/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (68/100)). Property-level stress concentrates in structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (57/100), construction/permit lag (56/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (22/100).

The peak-phase market in 77488 posted values that rose 1.1% over the year, and 13% higher over three years, at 18/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 14,129 with a median age of 39. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. There are about 6,370 housing units across 77488. Owners hold 62% of homes, renters 38%. Vacancy runs 14.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $58,770, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 41% of tenant households. Home values center near $163,200, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. 18.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On the whole, 77488 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.