ZIP 98233 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 98233 in Skagit County, Washington comes in at 34, a moderate composite-distress reading. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (96/100), climate & FEMA risk (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (84/100)). The split runs 74/100 structural to 6/100 active on the ground. Its standout signals are structural risk (74/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (50/100). mortgage stress (21/100) stay muted.

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.1% year on year, and 3% higher over three years, at 25/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $83,560, near the U.S. median near $78,000. There are about 7,232 housing units across 98233. The poverty rate is 12.0%. About 24% have a four-year degree. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households. Home values center near $502,100, an affordability ratio of 5.6×. The vacancy rate is 8.3%. About 17,703 people live here, median age 39. On demographic stress specifically, 98233 scores 38/100. 62% of housing is owner-occupied.

Overall, 98233 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.

No ZIP is too small to score: 98233 passes through the same foreclosure, tax, mortgage and bank-stress model as any major-metro ZIP, so its 34/100 composite is a like-for-like number rather than an isolated estimate. Where the record is thin for 98233, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

98233's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. Treat 98233 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.