ZIP 98579 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98579 in Thurston County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 24/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 51 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (51/100), institutional ownership (44/100), mortgage stress (17/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (17/100) and construction/permit lag (6/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (92/100), FEMA disaster exposure (61/100)).

The peak-phase market in 98579 posted values that rose 3.8% over the year, and 9% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Vacancy runs 3.3%. 10.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 5,234 housing units across 98579. Rent burden reaches 45% of tenant households. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. Population is roughly 13,907 with a median age of 42. Median household income is $94,284, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $463,400, an affordability ratio of 4.3×. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above.

Broadly, 98579 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.