ZIP 98033 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98033 in King County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 35/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (79/100), construction/permit lag (70/100), institutional ownership (55/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (20/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (94/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)). On the structural side it scores 79/100, with 6/100 of stress already active.

The peak-phase market in 98033 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 10% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

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. Home values center near $1,491,700, an affordability ratio of 7.2× — stretched. The ZIP holds roughly 18,448 housing units. Owners hold 64% of homes, renters 36%. 6.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 5.7%. Educational attainment sits at 73% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 40,662 with a median age of 39.

On balance 98033 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.