ZIP 98033 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 98033 in King County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 30/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic distress index. Leading the profile are structural risk (66/100), institutional ownership (60/100), mortgage stress (20/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (20/100) and construction/permit lag (9/100). It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100), FEMA disaster exposure (74/100). The latent-versus-live split is 66/100 structural and 6/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values held roughly flat 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.

Around 32% of renters are cost-burdened. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. Median household income is $174,005, above the U.S. median near $78,000. A median home runs $1,491,700 here, or 7.2 times local income. There are about 18,448 housing units across 98033. Owners hold 64% of homes, renters 36%. The poverty rate is 6.0% — low. The vacancy rate is 5.7%. Around 73% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 40,662 residents call 98033 home, typically aged 39.

Overall, 98033 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Parcel-level detail for 98033 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

The number is not local guesswork: 98033's 30/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. Nothing here is interpolated — where a source is thin for 98033, DLRadar leaves it blank rather than guessing, and re-scores as new records post.

Each component behind 98033 - foreclosure, mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, lender pullback, structural exposure - is graded on its own before the 30/100 roll-up. Practically, 98033 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.