ZIP 78336 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 78336 in San Patricio County, Texas carries a composite property-distress score of 30/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (66/100), institutional ownership (61/100), construction/permit lag (37/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (37/100) and mortgage stress (25/100) register low. On the structural side it scores 66/100, with 7/100 of stress already active. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (84/100), climate & FEMA risk (80/100), FEMA disaster exposure (80/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 0.6% year on year, 1.0% off the recent peak, and 15% higher over three years (phase confidence 27/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The poverty rate is 22.1% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 29% of renters are cost-burdened. At $58,536, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. About 12,146 people live here, median age 43. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 35/100. The vacancy rate is 28.6% — elevated. The typical home is worth about $214,200 (3.5× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 6,497 housing units. 65% of housing is owner-occupied.

Net-net, 78336 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.