ZIP 98930 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Yakima County, Washington, ZIP 98930 scores 30 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's distress index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (79/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (73/100). Structural exposure scores 66 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (66/100), institutional ownership (59/100), construction/permit lag (32/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (32/100) and mortgage stress (22/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 1.8% year on year, and 5% higher over three years (phase confidence 17/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Home values center near $303,500, an affordability ratio of 4.1×. The ZIP holds roughly 5,247 housing units. Median household income is $67,798, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 9% bachelor's-or-above. Around 25% of renters are cost-burdened. On demographic stress specifically, 98930 scores 35/100. The vacancy rate is 6.3%. Owners hold 59% of homes, renters 41%. 16.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. 15,071 residents call 98930 home, typically aged 30.

Overall, 98930 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. While 98930 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

The 98930 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 30/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 98930 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Yakima County, Washington. Nothing here is interpolated — where a source is thin for 98930, DLRadar leaves it blank rather than guessing, and re-scores as new records post.

Behind 98930's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. For an operator, 98930 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.