ZIP 98252 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 98252 (Snohomish County, Washington) lands at 34/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (76/100), construction/permit lag (66/100), institutional ownership (52/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (19/100). Structural exposure scores 76 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 98252 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 11% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 10,487 with a median age of 38. Rent burden reaches 37% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 9.8%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 34/100. Home values center near $520,700, an affordability ratio of 5.2×. 10.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 4,193 housing units across 98252. Median household income is $95,235, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 84% of homes, renters 16%. Educational attainment sits at 25% bachelor's-or-above.

On balance 98252 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.