ZIP 78409 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Nueces County, Texas, ZIP 78409 scores 33 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 71 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (85/100), FEMA disaster exposure (78/100)). Its standout signals are structural risk (71/100), institutional ownership (61/100), construction/permit lag (39/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (39/100) and mortgage stress (24/100).

The peak-phase market in 78409 posted values that rose 0.6% over the year, 1.0% off the recent peak, at 27/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Home values center near $172,600, an affordability ratio of 2.1× — accessible. 13.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 2,504 with a median age of 35. Vacancy runs 11.1%. Owners hold 52% of homes, renters 48%. Educational attainment sits at 14% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $62,813, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Rent burden reaches 32% of tenant households. There are about 1,124 housing units across 78409. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100.

On balance 78409 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.