ZIP 98106 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In King County, Washington, ZIP 98106 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 79 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. 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 6% 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 58% owner-occupied to 42% rented. Roughly 9.6% live below the poverty line. 28,889 residents call 98106 home, typically aged 36. There are about 12,331 housing units across 98106. A median home runs $706,600 here, or 5.8 times local income. Vacancy runs 5.0%. Rent burden reaches 42% of tenant households. On demographic stress specifically, 98106 scores 36/100. About 45% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $115,529 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure.

Overall, 98106 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.