ZIP 98303 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98303 in Pierce County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 31/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 67/100 structural and 6/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (52/100), construction/permit lag (30/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (30/100) and mortgage stress (19/100).

The peak-phase market in 98303 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 42% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $72,074, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $546,300, an affordability ratio of 6.6×. 26.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 1,341 with a median age of 61. The ZIP holds roughly 1,112 housing units. Educational attainment sits at 35% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 34/100. Owners hold 99% of homes, renters 1%. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 23.3% — elevated.

On the whole, 98303 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.