ZIP 99161 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 99161 (Whitman County, Washington) lands at 27/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (80/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (83/100), structural risk (62/100), institutional ownership (51/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (21/100). Structural exposure scores 62 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 99161 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 0% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 1,478 with a median age of 46. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 23/100. Vacancy runs 9.2%. There are about 644 housing units across 99161. Owners hold 83% of homes, renters 17%. Median household income is $90,750, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $302,600, an affordability ratio of 3.1× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 31% of tenant households. Educational attainment sits at 48% bachelor's-or-above. 2.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On balance 99161 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.