ZIP 98241 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Snohomish County, Washington, ZIP 98241 scores 34 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 76 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. 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.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.9% over the trailing year, and 13% higher over three years, at 25/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

2,412 residents call 98241 home, typically aged 46. The tenure split is 75% owner-occupied to 25% rented. Vacancy runs 16.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. About 18% have a four-year degree. Rent burden reaches 28% of tenant households. Roughly 14.8% live below the poverty line. There are about 1,087 housing units across 98241. Households earn a median $75,039 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $395,000 here, or 5.2 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 98241 scores 36/100.

Taken together, 98241 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.