ZIP 85298 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 85298 in Maricopa County, Arizona carries a composite property-distress score of 36/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 79 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (79/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (62/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100), FEMA disaster exposure (79/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.2% over the trailing year, and 10% higher over three years, at 16/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The tenure split is 92% owner-occupied to 8% rented. Vacancy runs 4.0%. On demographic stress specifically, 85298 scores 25/100. Households earn a median $146,688 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. 43,536 residents call 85298 home, typically aged 40. There are about 15,058 housing units across 85298. A median home runs $652,400 here, or 4.1 times local income. Rent burden reaches 27% of tenant households. About 51% have a four-year degree. Roughly 3.2% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas.

Overall, 85298 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.