ZIP 98223 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Snohomish County, Washington, ZIP 98223 scores 34 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (76/100), construction/permit lag (66/100), institutional ownership (52/100). mortgage stress (19/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 76 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, and 9% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

A median home runs $601,400 here, or 5.8 times local income. Roughly 8.0% live below the poverty line. There are about 18,360 housing units across 98223. The tenure split is 78% owner-occupied to 22% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 98223 scores 38/100. Vacancy runs 6.9%. About 21% have a four-year degree. Rent burden reaches 46% of tenant households. 46,225 residents call 98223 home, typically aged 41. Households earn a median $96,478 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure.

Overall, 98223 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.