ZIP 98421 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 98421 in Pierce County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 30/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic distress index. Structural exposure scores 65 and live distress 0 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (68/100)). The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (65/100), institutional ownership (57/100), construction/permit lag (16/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (16/100).

The peak-phase market in 98421 posted values that held roughly flat over the year, at 16/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The ZIP holds roughly 108 housing units. The vacancy rate is 28.2% — elevated. Population is roughly 249 with a median age of 35. About 25% have a four-year degree. Roughly 12.5% live below the poverty line. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 56/100. The tenure split is 7% owner-occupied to 93% rented. Rent burden reaches 24% of tenant households.

On the whole, 98421 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.

Big metro or rural, 98421 runs through one identical scoring model, so its 30/100 sits on the same scale as every other ZIP in Pierce County, Washington and the nation. Sparse data for 98421 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

Behind 98421's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. For an operator, 98421 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.