ZIP 98255 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Skagit County, Washington, ZIP 98255 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (84/100), structural risk (80/100), institutional ownership (56/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (21/100). The latent-versus-live split is 80/100 structural and 6/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (96/100), climate & FEMA risk (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)).

The neutral-phase market in 98255 posted values that rose 3.6% over the year (phase confidence 19/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Home values center near $217,500, an affordability ratio of 5.7×. 23.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $35,893, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The ZIP holds roughly 105 housing units. Around 31% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 84% of homes, renters 16%. The vacancy rate is 0.0%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 38/100. Educational attainment sits at 6% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 201 with a median age of 38.

On the whole, 98255 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.