ZIP 78549 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 public-record scale, ZIP 78549 in Hidalgo County, Texas comes in at 37, a moderate composite-distress reading. The pressure is most legible in structural risk (82/100), institutional ownership (69/100), construction/permit lag (61/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (25/100). Structural exposure scores 82 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (89/100).

The expansion-phase market in 78549 posted values that rose 5.7% over the year, at 42/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The tenure split is 83% owner-occupied to 17% rented. Median household income is $19,028, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 876 residents call 78549 home, typically aged 30. Vacancy runs 20.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The typical home is worth about $75,400 (3.3× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 45/100. The ZIP holds roughly 307 housing units. The poverty rate is 68.6% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Educational attainment sits at 6% bachelor's-or-above.

Net-net, 78549 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. While 78549 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

The 78549 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 37/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 78549 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Hidalgo County, Texas. Sparse data for 78549 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 37/100 for 78549 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. In workflow terms, 78549 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.