ZIP 79098 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Deaf Smith County, Texas, ZIP 79098 scores 10 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. On the structural side it scores 22/100, with 1/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (22/100), construction/permit lag (21/100), institutional ownership (5/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (5/100) and mortgage stress (4/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 1.3% year on year (phase confidence 15/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

At $38,580, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 15.8%. About 535 people live here, median age 54. The vacancy rate is 13.8% — elevated. Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ZIP holds roughly 227 housing units. Around 66% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 36/100. 82% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $170,600 (3.6× income, relatively affordable).

Net-net, 79098 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.