ZIP 98002 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 public-record scale, ZIP 98002 in King County, Washington comes in at 31, a moderate composite-distress reading. Its standout signals are structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (63/100), mortgage stress (20/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) and construction/permit lag (11/100) register low. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (94/100), FEMA disaster exposure (78/100). Structurally it carries 67/100, against 6/100 of stress already in motion.

The peak-phase market in 98002 posted values that held roughly flat over the year, and 8% higher over three years (phase confidence 16/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Home values center near $421,300, an affordability ratio of 5.1×. Rent burden reaches 47% of tenant households. Median household income is $77,714, near the U.S. median near $78,000. There are about 15,044 housing units across 98002. The poverty rate is 9.4%. 50% of housing is owner-occupied. Vacancy runs 6.1%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 39/100. About 18% have a four-year degree. Population is roughly 37,284 with a median age of 36.

Overall, 98002 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. While 98002 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

Big metro or rural, 98002 runs through one identical public-record model, so its 31/100 sits on the same scale as every other ZIP in King County, Washington and the nation. Sparse data for 98002 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

Behind 98002's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. The point of the 98002 score is action: it tells you whether to open the ZIP, and DLRadar takes it from there to parcels, funding and close.