ZIP 98144 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 98144 (King County, Washington) lands at 35/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural risk reads 79/100 against active distress of 6/100. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (94/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are 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 98144 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 2% lower over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 33,048 with a median age of 38. Home values center near $901,700, an affordability ratio of 9.5× — stretched. Owners hold 46% of homes, renters 54%. There are about 16,873 housing units across 98144. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 46/100. Vacancy runs 4.2%. Median household income is $94,051, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 11.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 62% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households.

On balance 98144 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.