ZIP 78562 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Hidalgo County, Texas, ZIP 78562 scores 36 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 79 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout 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)).

The peak-phase market in 78562 posted values that rose 2.6% over the year, 2.8% off the recent peak, at 49/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 3,146 with a median age of 32. Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. 22.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 7% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $102,400, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. There are about 751 housing units across 78562. Vacancy runs 6.7%. Median household income is $51,583, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Rent burden reaches 23% of tenant households.

On the whole, 78562 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.