ZIP 98232 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Skagit County, Washington, ZIP 98232 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 80/100 against active distress of 6/100. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (84/100), structural risk (80/100), institutional ownership (56/100). mortgage stress (21/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (96/100), climate & FEMA risk (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100).

Prices here sit in a neutral phase: values rose 3.6% over the trailing year, and 18% higher over three years, at 19/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

The tenure split is 89% owner-occupied to 11% rented. There are about 1,799 housing units across 98232. Vacancy runs 12.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. About 38% have a four-year degree. 3,938 residents call 98232 home, typically aged 52. On demographic stress specifically, 98232 scores 35/100. A median home runs $782,200 here, or 7.2 times local income. Roughly 2.8% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Households earn a median $99,728 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households.

Taken together, 98232 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.