ZIP 98403 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Pierce County, Washington, ZIP 98403 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100). 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. Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, and 9% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

8,586 residents call 98403 home, typically aged 38. The tenure split is 40% owner-occupied to 60% rented. Vacancy runs 3.4%. About 64% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 98403 scores 41/100. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households. A median home runs $829,800 here, or 8.6 times local income. Households earn a median $86,179 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. There are about 5,014 housing units across 98403. Roughly 7.4% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas.

Overall, 98403 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.