ZIP 88231 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 88231 in Lea County, New Mexico carries a composite property-distress score of 23/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 53 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (64/100), structural risk (53/100), institutional ownership (14/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (14/100) and mortgage stress (8/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (84/100)).

The peak-phase market in 88231 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.

Vacancy runs 17.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. Home values center near $128,900, an affordability ratio of 2.1× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 4% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 47% of tenant households. 13.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 1,454 housing units across 88231. Median household income is $72,019, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Population is roughly 3,360 with a median age of 35. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100.

On the whole, 88231 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.