ZIP 78541 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 78541 (Hidalgo County, Texas) lands at 36/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (79/100), institutional ownership (65/100), construction/permit lag (54/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (25/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (81/100)). On the structural side it scores 79/100, with 8/100 of stress already active.

The peak-phase market in 78541 posted values that rose 2.6% over the year, 2.8% off the recent peak, and 22% higher over three years (phase confidence 49/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $50,567, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 48% of renters are cost-burdened. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 37/100. Home values center near $156,700, an affordability ratio of 2.8× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 25% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 51% of homes, renters 49%. 32.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 10.7%. Population is roughly 49,395 with a median age of 27. The ZIP holds roughly 18,535 housing units.

On the whole, 78541 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.