ZIP 98057 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In King County, Washington, ZIP 98057 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are 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)). The latent-versus-live split is 79/100 structural and 6/100 already moving.

The peak-phase market in 98057 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 5% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 52/100. The ZIP holds roughly 6,633 housing units. 11.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 24% of homes, renters 76%. Around 54% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 34% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $68,097, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Population is roughly 12,151 with a median age of 38. Home values center near $648,800, an affordability ratio of 8.9× — stretched. The vacancy rate is 6.5%.

On balance 98057 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.