ZIP 98948 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98948 in Yakima County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 28/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (93/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (73/100)). What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (64/100), structural risk (60/100), mortgage stress (23/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (23/100). Structural risk reads 60/100 against active distress of 7/100.

The peak-phase market in 98948 posted values that rose 4.5% over the year, and 18% higher over three years, at 28/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Owners hold 59% of homes, renters 41%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. Home values center near $232,200, an affordability ratio of 3.2× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 24% of tenant households. There are about 3,628 housing units across 98948. 16.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Vacancy runs 3.3%. Educational attainment sits at 9% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 12,960 with a median age of 28. Median household income is $67,217, below the U.S. median near $78,000.

On balance 98948 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.