ZIP 87553 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Taos County, New Mexico, ZIP 87553 scores 18 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (69/100)). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (69/100), structural risk (38/100), mortgage stress (6/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (6/100) and institutional ownership (3/100). Structural exposure scores 38 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 87553 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, at 30/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 1,470 with a median age of 41. There are about 650 housing units across 87553. Vacancy runs 25.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $44,219, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 78% of homes, renters 22%. 15.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $202,700, an affordability ratio of 4.5×. Rent burden reaches 23% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. Educational attainment sits at 15% bachelor's-or-above.

On the whole, 87553 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.