ZIP 98036 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 98036 (Snohomish County, Washington) lands at 34/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 76 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (76/100), construction/permit lag (66/100), institutional ownership (52/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (19/100).

The peak-phase market in 98036 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 13% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Home values center near $759,900, an affordability ratio of 7.7× — stretched. Vacancy runs 4.5%. Population is roughly 42,016 with a median age of 40. Owners hold 60% of homes, renters 40%. There are about 17,372 housing units across 98036. 8.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 39% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 46% of tenant households. Median household income is $89,566, above the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 43/100.

On balance 98036 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.