ZIP 98333 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 98333 (Pierce County, Washington) lands at 31/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are 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). Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 98333 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 9% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

There are about 1,556 housing units across 98333. 0.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 3,365 with a median age of 51. Owners hold 92% of homes, renters 8%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Educational attainment sits at 59% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 8.4%. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households. Home values center near $1,003,900, an affordability ratio of 5.5×. Median household income is $172,917, above the U.S. median near $78,000.

On balance 98333 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.