ZIP 98178 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98178 in King County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 35/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (79/100), construction/permit lag (70/100), institutional ownership (55/100). mortgage stress (20/100) stay muted. The latent-versus-live split is 79/100 structural and 6/100 already moving. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (94/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, and 4% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The ZIP holds roughly 9,988 housing units. A median home runs $660,400 here, or 6.7 times local income. Roughly 11.6% live below the poverty line. Around 49% of renters are cost-burdened. On demographic stress specifically, 98178 scores 41/100. The vacancy rate is 5.5%. About 36% have a four-year degree. 25,929 residents call 98178 home, typically aged 41. Households earn a median $93,786 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 65% owner-occupied to 35% rented.

Overall, 98178 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.