ZIP 98296 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Snohomish County, Washington, ZIP 98296 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. Its standout signals are structural risk (76/100), construction/permit lag (66/100), institutional ownership (52/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (19/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.8% year on year, and 14% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

90% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $927,700 (5.0× income). The poverty rate is 5.3% — low. There are about 9,743 housing units across 98296. About 27,201 people live here, median age 42. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households. Around 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At $172,468, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Vacancy runs 2.0%. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100.

Net-net, 98296 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.