ZIP 88252 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 88252 (Lea County, New Mexico) lands at 23/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (84/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 53/100 structural and 0/100 already moving. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (64/100), structural risk (53/100), institutional ownership (14/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (14/100).

The peak-phase market in 88252 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year (phase confidence 30/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $60,703, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 1,037 housing units. Home values center near $97,600, an affordability ratio of 1.7× — accessible. Population is roughly 2,069 with a median age of 44. 21.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 70% of homes, renters 30%. Around 19% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 19.3% — elevated.

On the whole, 88252 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.