ZIP 98439 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report
Pierce County, Washington · Distress market
In Pierce County, Washington, ZIP 98439 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's distress index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (78/100)). The split runs 67/100 structural to 0/100 active on the ground. Leading the profile are structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (58/100), construction/permit lag (16/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (16/100).
The peak-phase market in 98439 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.
About 14% have a four-year degree. Roughly 13.2% live below the poverty line. Rent burden reaches 63% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 62/100. The ZIP holds roughly 2,416 housing units. Owners hold 8% of homes, renters 92%. 5,389 residents call 98439 home, typically aged 25. The vacancy rate is 10.0%. Median household income is $47,056, below the U.S. median near $78,000.
On balance 98439 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.
Because one deterministic model scores every ZIP, 98439's 31/100 can be lined up against any neighbor in Pierce County, Washington or any ZIP coast to coast. 98439 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.
Each component behind 98439 - foreclosure, mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, lender pullback, structural exposure - is graded on its own before the 31/100 roll-up. In workflow terms, 98439 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.
Distress signal breakdown — ZIP 98439
Tax-delinquent parcels, institutional ownership, insurance strain, flood risk, construction lag, price dislocation and auction speed — plus the 0 individual distressed properties are broken out by owner, address, APN, per-property score and exit read inside DLRadar.
Snapshot: 98439 by the numbers
98439 live: composite distress, market phase, housing detail and lender pressure, identical to the per-property report.
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