ZIP 98188 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

DLRadar grades ZIP 98188 (King County, Washington) at a moderate 30/100 for overall property distress. Structurally it carries 66/100, against 6/100 of stress already in motion. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (66/100), institutional ownership (60/100), mortgage stress (20/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) and construction/permit lag (9/100) register low. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100), FEMA disaster exposure (74/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values held roughly flat over the trailing year, and 9% higher over three years, at 16/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The typical home is worth about $456,400 (5.9× income). The vacancy rate is 6.8%. Owners hold 42% of homes, renters 58%. Around 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are about 12,456 housing units across 98188. At $76,559, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Around 41% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 40/100. 26,769 residents call 98188 home, typically aged 37. Roughly 9.2% live below the poverty line.

Overall, 98188 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. There is no property file for 98188 at the moment; the composite and its components are still built from verifiable records.

Whether 98188 runs hot or quiet, its 30/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 98188 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in King County, Washington or nationwide. 98188 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

The 30/100 for 98188 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. For an operator, 98188 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.