ZIP 78355 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Brooks County, Texas, ZIP 78355 scores 19 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (88/100), structural risk (43/100), institutional ownership (17/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (10/100). Structural risk reads 43/100 against active distress of 3/100.

The peak-phase market in 78355 posted values that rose 1.1% over the year, at 18/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Home values center near $82,400, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. Vacancy runs 23.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 12% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 6,843 with a median age of 38. Rent burden reaches 33% of tenant households. Owners hold 55% of homes, renters 45%. 30.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 3,744 housing units across 78355. Median household income is $32,636, below the U.S. median near $78,000.

On the whole, 78355 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.