ZIP 98261 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 98261 (San Juan County, Washington) lands at 13/100 — minimal on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (56/100), structural risk (28/100), institutional ownership (19/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (19/100) and mortgage stress (14/100). Structural risk reads 28/100 against active distress of 4/100.

The peak-phase market in 98261 posted values that rose 3.1% over the year, and 29% higher over three years, at 28/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. There are about 2,415 housing units across 98261. Home values center near $787,800, an affordability ratio of 8.9× — stretched. 13.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 3,030 with a median age of 61. Vacancy runs 38.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $78,871, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 59% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 47/100. Rent burden reaches 47% of tenant households.

On the whole, 98261 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.