ZIP 98051 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98051 in King County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 35/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. 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. 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).

The peak-phase market in 98051 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 12% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $114,868, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 4.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 85% of homes, renters 15%. Educational attainment sits at 31% bachelor's-or-above. Around 29% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 0.0%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. Home values center near $790,500, an affordability ratio of 6.1×. Population is roughly 3,555 with a median age of 44. The ZIP holds roughly 1,222 housing units.

On balance 98051 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.