ZIP 97218 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Scored on a fixed 0-100 scale, 97218 (Multnomah County, Oregon) returns a low composite of 28/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (71/100). Structural exposure scores 62 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (62/100), construction/permit lag (41/100), institutional ownership (38/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (38/100) and mortgage stress (11/100) register low.

The peak-phase market in 97218 posted values that rose 1.0% over the year, and 1% lower over three years (phase confidence 11/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

A median home runs $496,600 here, or 6.1 times local income. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 36/100. At $81,367, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. About 51% have a four-year degree. Around 36% of renters are cost-burdened. 59% of housing is owner-occupied. 14.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 6,538 housing units. Population is roughly 14,704 with a median age of 37. The vacancy rate is 3.0%.

Net-net, 97218 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. No parcel file is published for 97218 yet, but every score above is drawn from a verifiable public dataset and refreshed as records post.

The 97218 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 28/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 97218 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Multnomah County, Oregon. Nothing here is interpolated — where a source is thin for 97218, DLRadar leaves it blank rather than guessing, and re-scores as new records post.

The 28/100 for 97218 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. Treat 97218 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.