ZIP 98034 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In King County, Washington, ZIP 98034 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 79/100 against active distress of 6/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (94/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (79/100), construction/permit lag (70/100), institutional ownership (55/100). mortgage stress (20/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, and 16% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Vacancy runs 5.4%. The tenure split is 61% owner-occupied to 39% rented. A median home runs $946,300 here, or 6.8 times local income. About 58% have a four-year degree. There are about 23,095 housing units across 98034. Households earn a median $128,974 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. 51,836 residents call 98034 home, typically aged 37. Roughly 5.9% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. On demographic stress specifically, 98034 scores 36/100. Rent burden reaches 33% of tenant households.

Overall, 98034 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.