ZIP 98270 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 98270 (Snohomish County, Washington) lands at 34/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 76 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. 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). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100)).

The peak-phase market in 98270 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 10% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 53,744 with a median age of 38. Home values center near $579,900, an affordability ratio of 5.3×. 7.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 19,887 housing units across 98270. Owners hold 70% of homes, renters 30%. Median household income is $102,258, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 23% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 2.6%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100.

On balance 98270 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.