ZIP 98351 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 98351 (Pierce County, Washington) lands at 31/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. 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).

The peak-phase market in 98351 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 81% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 1,832 with a median age of 53. Home values center near $752,100, an affordability ratio of 4.8×. There are about 818 housing units across 98351. Rent burden reaches 74% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 19.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above. 40.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $145,613, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 88% of homes, renters 12%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 45/100.

On the whole, 98351 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.