ZIP 78550 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 78550 (Cameron County, Texas) lands at 35/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (76/100), institutional ownership (65/100), construction/permit lag (46/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (25/100). The latent-versus-live split is 76/100 structural and 8/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (96/100), FEMA disaster exposure (81/100)).

The neutral-phase market in 78550 posted values that rose 3.0% over the year, and 19% higher over three years (phase confidence 23/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Educational attainment sits at 22% bachelor's-or-above. 24.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 40% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 12.1% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 22,468 housing units. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. Population is roughly 54,169 with a median age of 34. Owners hold 53% of homes, renters 47%. Median household income is $51,524, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $131,100, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible.

On the whole, 78550 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.