ZIP 98304 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Pierce County, Washington, ZIP 98304 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (52/100), construction/permit lag (30/100). construction/permit lag (30/100) and mortgage stress (19/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, at 26/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

A median home runs $312,900 here, or 3.1 times local income. Vacancy runs 56.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 867 residents call 98304 home, typically aged 55. The tenure split is 83% owner-occupied to 17% rented. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households. About 30% have a four-year degree. There are about 793 housing units across 98304. On demographic stress specifically, 98304 scores 24/100. Roughly 1.8% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Households earn a median $77,234 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure.

Taken together, 98304 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.