ZIP 98942 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report
Yakima County, Washington · Distress market
On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 98942 in Yakima County, Washington comes in at 33, a moderate composite-distress reading. Structural risk reads 73/100 against active distress of 7/100. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (96/100), climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (69/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (73/100), institutional ownership (67/100), construction/permit lag (46/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted.
The market reads peak — home values rose 2.0% year on year, and 14% higher over three years, at 20/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.
About 18,564 people live here, median age 37. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. The typical home is worth about $382,300 (4.2× income). The tenure split is 75% owner-occupied to 25% rented. The ZIP holds roughly 7,560 housing units. The vacancy rate is 5.6%. Around 32% of renters are cost-burdened. At $83,251, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Educational attainment sits at 25% bachelor's-or-above. Roughly 8.8% live below the poverty line.
Overall, 98942 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Parcel-level detail for 98942 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.
The 98942 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 33/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 98942 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Yakima County, Washington. Where the record is thin for 98942, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.
98942's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. Practically, 98942 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.
Distress signal breakdown — ZIP 98942
Delinquency on tax, investor concentration, insurance pressure, NFIP flood, lagging construction, price dislocation and sale velocity — and the 0 individual distressed properties are listed in full, with owner, address, APN, per-parcel score and exit-velocity read.
ZIP 98942 Stress Report snapshot
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