ZIP 78580 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Willacy County, Texas, ZIP 78580 scores 28 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 62 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100), FEMA disaster exposure (81/100), climate & FEMA risk (66/100)). Its standout signals are institutional ownership (62/100), structural risk (62/100), construction/permit lag (38/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (38/100) and mortgage stress (25/100).

The peak-phase market in 78580 posted values that rose 1.4% over the year, at 18/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Vacancy runs 15.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 4,112 housing units across 78580. Home values center near $71,700, an affordability ratio of 1.3× — accessible. Median household income is $45,074, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 67% of homes, renters 33%. 27.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 13,568 with a median age of 32. Rent burden reaches 35% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 30/100. Educational attainment sits at 9% bachelor's-or-above.

On the whole, 78580 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.