ZIP 78552 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 78552 in Cameron County, Texas carries a composite property-distress score of 35/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (76/100), institutional ownership (65/100), construction/permit lag (46/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (25/100) register low. On the structural side it scores 76/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (96/100), FEMA disaster exposure (81/100).

The market reads neutral — home values rose 3.0% year on year, and 16% higher over three years (phase confidence 23/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The poverty rate is 20.6% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. About 41,277 people live here, median age 33. Around 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $169,300 (2.3× income, relatively affordable). At $67,183, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 75% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 35% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 15,840 housing units. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100. The vacancy rate is 14.9% — elevated.

Net-net, 78552 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.