ZIP 78949 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 78949 in Fayette County, Texas carries a composite property-distress score of 25/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (71/100), structural risk (55/100), institutional ownership (48/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (21/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (78/100)). On the structural side it scores 55/100, with 6/100 of stress already active.

The neutral-phase market in 78949 posted values that rose 4.3% over the year (phase confidence 24/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The vacancy rate is 36.0% — elevated. 2.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 17/100. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. Population is roughly 628 with a median age of 50. Educational attainment sits at 35% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 424 housing units. Home values center near $285,000. Median household income is $88,491, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 94% of homes, renters 6%.

On the whole, 78949 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.