ZIP 79072 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 79072 (Hale County, Texas) lands at 22/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (49/100), mortgage stress (6/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (6/100) and institutional ownership (6/100). On the structural side it scores 49/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (76/100)).

The peak-phase market in 79072 posted values that rose 1.1% over the year, and 12% higher over three years (phase confidence 18/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $50,766, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 37% of renters are cost-burdened. 21.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 15% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 25,596 with a median age of 32. Owners hold 55% of homes, renters 45%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. The vacancy rate is 17.3% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 10,284 housing units. Home values center near $114,000, an affordability ratio of 2.1× — accessible.

On the whole, 79072 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.