ZIP 78238 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Bexar County, Texas, ZIP 78238 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100)). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (81/100), structural risk (79/100), institutional ownership (51/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (20/100). Structural risk reads 79/100 against active distress of 6/100.

The recovery-phase market in 78238 posted values that rose 1.9% over the year, and 2% higher over three years, at 12/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Home values center near $209,700, an affordability ratio of 3.4× — accessible. Vacancy runs 9.9%. Population is roughly 26,250 with a median age of 34. Rent burden reaches 41% of tenant households. There are about 11,686 housing units across 78238. 11.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 45% of homes, renters 55%. Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 34/100. Median household income is $56,227, below the U.S. median near $78,000.

On balance 78238 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.