ZIP 98466 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98466 in Pierce County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 31/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100). On the structural side it scores 67/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (52/100), construction/permit lag (30/100). construction/permit lag (30/100) and mortgage stress (19/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, and 9% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The vacancy rate is 3.1%. Roughly 8.0% live below the poverty line. 30,622 residents call 98466 home, typically aged 39. Around 42% of renters are cost-burdened. On demographic stress specifically, 98466 scores 37/100. About 44% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 53% owner-occupied to 47% rented. A median home runs $602,400 here, or 6.0 times local income. Households earn a median $94,598 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The ZIP holds roughly 12,509 housing units.

Overall, 98466 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.