ZIP 98133 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

King County, Washington's ZIP 98133 registers 30/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. Structural exposure scores 66 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. The pressure is most legible in structural risk (66/100), institutional ownership (60/100), mortgage stress (20/100). mortgage stress (20/100) and construction/permit lag (9/100) stay muted. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100), FEMA disaster exposure (74/100).

The market reads peak — home values held roughly flat year on year, and 3% higher over three years, at 16/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Population is roughly 52,620 with a median age of 39. Home values center near $770,300, an affordability ratio of 7.8× — stretched. Around 45% of renters are cost-burdened. The tenure split is 49% owner-occupied to 51% rented. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 43/100. The ZIP holds roughly 25,299 housing units. The vacancy rate is 6.2%. Roughly 11.1% live below the poverty line. Median household income is $92,371, above the U.S. median near $78,000. About 51% have a four-year degree.

Overall, 98133 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.

The 98133 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 30/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 98133 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of King County, Washington. Sparse data for 98133 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 30/100 figure for 98133 is a composite, not one metric: it rolls up foreclosure and pre-foreclosure activity, mortgage stress, tax delinquency and liens, local lender headwind, and structural risk into a single reading, which is why a ZIP can look calm on price yet score high on distress. In workflow terms, 98133 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.