ZIP 98836 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Chelan County, Washington, ZIP 98836 scores 32 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 70 and live distress 0 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100), climate & FEMA risk (90/100), FEMA disaster exposure (71/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (70/100), institutional ownership (58/100), construction/permit lag (42/100).

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.4% year on year, 2.2% off the recent peak, at 35/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 24/100. About 789 people live here, median age 56. At $111,109, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Vacancy runs 0.0%. The poverty rate is 0.0% — low. There are about 153 housing units across 98836. The typical home is worth about $380,100 (3.7× income, relatively affordable). Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 100% of housing is owner-occupied.

Net-net, 98836 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.