ZIP 98237 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Skagit County, Washington, ZIP 98237 scores 34 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (77/100), construction/permit lag (75/100), institutional ownership (55/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (21/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (96/100), climate & FEMA risk (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (63/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 77/100 structural and 6/100 already moving.

The neutral-phase market in 98237 posted values that rose 3.9% over the year, and 18% higher over three years (phase confidence 21/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Median household income is $70,434, near the U.S. median near $78,000. 13.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 13% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. The vacancy rate is 19.6% — elevated. Population is roughly 5,110 with a median age of 39. Home values center near $377,700, an affordability ratio of 4.8×. Owners hold 83% of homes, renters 17%. Around 32% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 2,420 housing units.

On the whole, 98237 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.