ZIP 98070 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In King County, Washington, ZIP 98070 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 9% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The tenure split is 81% owner-occupied to 19% rented. Vacancy runs 21.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. A median home runs $790,700 here, or 6.2 times local income. About 52% have a four-year degree. There are about 5,464 housing units across 98070. Households earn a median $115,750 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 98070 scores 34/100. Roughly 9.3% live below the poverty line. 10,424 residents call 98070 home, typically aged 52. Rent burden reaches 32% of tenant households.

Taken together, 98070 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.