ZIP 98421 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Pierce County, Washington, ZIP 98421 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 0 on the 0–100 scale. 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) stay muted.

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.

There are about 108 housing units across 98421. Vacancy runs 28.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 249 residents call 98421 home, typically aged 35. About 25% have a four-year degree. Roughly 12.5% live below the poverty line. On demographic stress specifically, 98421 scores 40/100. The tenure split is 7% owner-occupied to 93% rented. Rent burden reaches 24% of tenant households.

Taken together, 98421 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.