ZIP 98368 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Jefferson County, Washington, ZIP 98368 scores 19 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 39/100 against active distress of 5/100. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (40/100), structural risk (39/100), mortgage stress (17/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (17/100) and construction/permit lag (14/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (64/100), climate & FEMA risk (60/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.8% year on year, and 10% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 17,401 people live here, median age 60. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 39/100. 76% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 12.8%. Vacancy runs 9.7%. At $67,061, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $554,300 (7.6× income, severely stretched). Around 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are about 9,822 housing units across 98368. Rent burden reaches 34% of tenant households.

Net-net, 98368 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.