ZIP 98443 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98443 in Pierce County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 31/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (52/100), construction/permit lag (30/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (30/100) and mortgage stress (19/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.8% year on year, and 15% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 5,787 people live here, median age 44. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 28/100. There are about 2,298 housing units across 98443. At $117,423, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $519,100 (4.1× income). Vacancy runs 3.8%. The poverty rate is 7.7%. Rent burden reaches 27% of tenant households. 84% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Net-net, 98443 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.