ZIP 78372 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 78372 in Jim Wells County, Texas carries a composite property-distress score of 21/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (94/100), structural risk (48/100), institutional ownership (13/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (13/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) register low. On the structural side it scores 48/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (72/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 1.8% year on year, and 27% higher over three years (phase confidence 19/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The ZIP holds roughly 2,389 housing units. About 5,066 people live here, median age 38. At $56,016, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 34% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 18.1% — elevated. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. The typical home is worth about $161,900 (2.6× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 15.9%. 76% of housing is owner-occupied.

Net-net, 78372 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.