ZIP 98603 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 98603 (Cowlitz County, Washington) lands at 32/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural risk reads 71/100 against active distress of 5/100. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (90/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (85/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (71/100), construction/permit lag (70/100), institutional ownership (45/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (17/100).

The neutral-phase market in 98603 posted values that rose 4.6% over the year, and 5% higher over three years, at 27/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

There are about 615 housing units across 98603. Owners hold 67% of homes, renters 33%. Median household income is $77,188, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Rent burden reaches 28% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 38.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 39/100. Home values center near $464,500, an affordability ratio of 4.8×. 17.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 1,192 with a median age of 42. Educational attainment sits at 15% bachelor's-or-above.

On the whole, 98603 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.