ZIP 98498 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98498 in Pierce County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 31/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100)). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (52/100), construction/permit lag (30/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (30/100) and mortgage stress (19/100). Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 98498 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 8% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 28,940 with a median age of 41. Vacancy runs 7.7%. 9.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $88,382, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 61% of homes, renters 39%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. Home values center near $506,300, an affordability ratio of 5.2×. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households. There are about 12,918 housing units across 98498. Educational attainment sits at 29% bachelor's-or-above.

On balance 98498 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.