ZIP 98685 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 98685 (Clark County, Washington) lands at 26/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 57 and live distress 4 on the 0–100 scale. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (57/100), structural risk (57/100), institutional ownership (32/100). institutional ownership (32/100) and mortgage stress (12/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (93/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.8% over the trailing year, and 7% higher over three years, at 19/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

30,044 residents call 98685 home, typically aged 45. Roughly 3.7% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. A median home runs $599,200 here, or 4.5 times local income. Vacancy runs 0.5%. The tenure split is 83% owner-occupied to 17% rented. Households earn a median $126,552 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. There are about 11,846 housing units across 98685. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households. About 43% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 98685 scores 26/100.

Overall, 98685 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.