ZIP 98438 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Pierce County, Washington's ZIP 98438 registers 31/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. Structural risk reads 67/100 against active distress of 0/100. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (52/100), construction/permit lag (30/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (30/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100)).

The peak-phase market in 98438 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 568 with a median age of 22. Owners hold 0% of homes, renters 100%. Vacancy runs 0.0%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 48/100. 32.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 58 housing units across 98438. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $21,023, below the U.S. median near $78,000.

On the whole, 98438 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.