ZIP 78526 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Cameron County, Texas, ZIP 78526 scores 36 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (96/100), FEMA disaster exposure (81/100)). Its standout signals are structural risk (76/100), institutional ownership (65/100), construction/permit lag (46/100). On the quiet end sit auction velocity (27/100) and mortgage stress (25/100). Structural exposure scores 76 and live distress 14 on the 0–100 scale.

The neutral-phase market in 78526 posted values that rose 3.0% over the year, and 12% higher over three years, at 23/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Home values center near $185,000, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. Owners hold 67% of homes, renters 33%. Population is roughly 59,719 with a median age of 29. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households. 16.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Vacancy runs 6.2%. Educational attainment sits at 30% bachelor's-or-above. There are about 18,639 housing units across 78526. Median household income is $68,143, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100.

On balance 78526 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.