How many distressed properties are in Dallas County, TX?

Texas Signals currently tracks 955,035 distress signals in Dallas County, Texas: 761,529 code violations, 126,840 permits, 61,492 tax delinquent properties and 5,174 pre-foreclosures.

Where does the Dallas County distressed property data come from?

Every record is sourced from Dallas County public records — county clerk foreclosure filings, tax assessor delinquency rolls, and municipal code enforcement — then cross-referenced and scored by Texas Signals.

What is a distress score?

The Texas Signals distress score (0-99) ranks each property by how many overlapping distress signals it has. A property that is both tax delinquent and in pre-foreclosure scores far higher than one with a single signal, because stacked distress predicts a motivated seller.

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Dallas County TX Property Distress Data — Tax Delinquent, Code Violations & Permits

Name: Dallas County, TX Distressed Property Dataset
Creator: Texas Signals
License: https://texassignals.com/terms

As of October 21, 2026, Texas Signals tracks 761,529 code violations, 126,840 building permits and 61,492 tax-delinquent properties in Dallas County, Texas. Counts are read from county public records and move as new filings land. Foreclosure filings and trustee-sale dates for Dallas County live on their own page.

955,035 live distress signals tracked in Dallas County, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth) — tax delinquent properties, code violations, permits, and pre-foreclosures, pulled from county public records, cross-referenced by parcel, and scored so investors see the most motivated sellers first.

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What we carry in Dallas County · last collected Oct 21

761,529 code violations126,840 permits61,492 tax delinquent5,174 pre-foreclosures2,359 cash buyers1,947 foreclosure auctions

Not yet in Dallas County: evictions, probate. A missing signal here is a gap in our coverage, not a quiet market.

5,174

Pre-Foreclosures

Notice of Default, Notice of Sale, and Lis Pendens filings

61,492

Tax Delinquent

Properties with unpaid county property taxes

761,529

Code Violations

Open municipal code enforcement cases

126,840

Permits

Building permits — renovation and investor activity

Recent Dallas County pre-foreclosure filings

A sample of the newest filings. Full addresses, owner names, loan amounts, and distress scores unlock with a free 7-day trial.

Address	Owner	Status	Filed
•••• PONDROM STREET, DALLAS, TEXAS	—	Notice of Sale	2026-10-20
•••• BENTWOOD DR, GLEN HEIGHTS, TEXAS, 75154	R••• S••• A•••	Notice of Sale	2026-10-15
•••• KINGS RD UNIT 4721B, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75219	A••• O••• W•••	Notice of Sale	2026-10-15
•••• CHIMNEY SWEEP LN, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75243	—	Notice of Sale	2026-10-15
•••• BEAUTYCREST CT, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75217	A••• N•••	Notice of Sale	2026-10-15
•••• PALOMINO ST, Mesquite, TX 75149	A••• L••• B•••	Notice of Sale	2026-10-15

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How the Dallas County distress score works

Every property in the Dallas County dataset gets a distress score from 0 to 99. The score is built on signal overlap: a property that appears in one dataset is interesting, but a property that is tax delinquent and has a Notice of Default filed and carries open code violations is a fundamentally different opportunity — the owner is under pressure from multiple directions at once.

Pre-foreclosure filing — the strongest single signal; the clock is running toward auction.
Tax delinquency — unpaid taxes accrue penalties fast in Texas and can end in a tax sale.
Code violations — deferred maintenance and fines signal an owner losing control of the asset.
Stacked signals bonus — three or more overlapping signals pushes the score toward the top of the range.

Investors sort the Dallas County list by score, work the highest-scored properties first, and reach owners before the property ever hits the MLS or the courthouse steps. You can try it free on the distress score lookup.

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