ZIP 98029 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In King County, Washington, ZIP 98029 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. On the structural side it scores 67/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. Its heaviest discrete signals: structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (63/100), mortgage stress (20/100). mortgage stress (20/100) and construction/permit lag (11/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (94/100), FEMA disaster exposure (78/100).

The peak-phase market in 98029 posted values that held roughly flat over the year, and 26% higher over three years (phase confidence 16/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 30,930 with a median age of 37. 6.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The tenure split is 63% owner-occupied to 37% rented. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $1,063,200, an affordability ratio of 5.9×. Around 73% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The vacancy rate is 3.7%. There are about 12,722 housing units across 98029. Median household income is $164,058, above the U.S. median near $78,000. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100.

Overall, 98029 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. While 98029 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

Big metro or rural, 98029 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. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 98029 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

98029's score blends several independent layers — foreclosure and mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, bank headwind and structural exposure — into one 0–100 number, so understanding the components matters as much as the headline for anyone screening the ZIP. Treat 98029 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.