ZIP 78598 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 78598 in Willacy County, Texas carries a composite property-distress score of 29/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (65/100), institutional ownership (63/100), construction/permit lag (38/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (38/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (81/100), climate & FEMA risk (70/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 65/100 structural and 0/100 already moving.

The peak-phase market in 78598 posted values that rose 1.1% over the year (phase confidence 18/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

18.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 100% of renters are cost-burdened. Population is roughly 157 with a median age of 67. The ZIP holds roughly 340 housing units. Educational attainment sits at 51% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $25,000, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 91% of homes, renters 9%. The vacancy rate is 70.7% — elevated. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 45/100.

On the whole, 78598 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.