ZIP 78574 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Hidalgo County, Texas's ZIP 78574 registers 36/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. The most distinctive pressure shows up in 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 78574 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 $52,536, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Population is roughly 62,852 with a median age of 29. Educational attainment sits at 16% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. 29.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. The ZIP holds roughly 18,421 housing units. The vacancy rate is 7.5%. Around 38% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $129,900, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible.

On the whole, 78574 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.