ZIP 77498 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 77498 (Fort Bend County, Texas) lands at 34/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (75/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (47/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted. The latent-versus-live split is 75/100 structural and 7/100 already moving. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (78/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.6% over the trailing year, and 4% lower over three years (phase confidence 19/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The ZIP holds roughly 18,380 housing units. Roughly 7.1% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Around 46% of renters are cost-burdened. About 43% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $302,600 here, or 2.9 times local income. The tenure split is 71% owner-occupied to 29% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 77498 scores 28/100. 53,092 residents call 77498 home, typically aged 37. Households earn a median $98,394 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The vacancy rate is 6.7%.

Overall, 77498 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.