Hancock County, WV Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Hancock County, West Virginia? DLRadar grades every Hancock County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 19/100. Here is the 2026 Hancock County breakdown.
- Hancock County's most distressed ZIP is 26034 at 19/100.
- 5 ZIP codes tracked in Hancock County, averaging 19/100 distress.
- Hancock County reads expansion — home values up 8.5% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 10.5% across Hancock County's tracked ZIPs, with a 15.3% poverty rate.
- The typical Hancock County home is worth about $120,040 against a ~$58,529 median income.
- Lending headwind in Hancock County sits at 0/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
All numbers: DLRadar's monthly public-record distress index. Reuse is welcome with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26034 | 19/100 |
| 2 | 26047 | 19/100 |
| 3 | 26050 | 19/100 |
| 4 | 26056 | 19/100 |
| 5 | 26062 | 19/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Hancock County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Hancock County distress
Hancock County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 19/100 composite distress. Every figure traces to a public source — FHFA HPI, CFPB mortgage delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP for insurance, and Census ACS for demographics.
Hancock County market phase and pricing
Phase for Hancock County: expansion (+8.5% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Common questions
Which part of Hancock County, WV scores highest for distress?
ZIP 26034 leads Hancock County at 19/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Hancock County in the housing cycle?
Hancock County is classified expansion with a 8.5% year-over-year increase, following the FHFA House Price Index.
Which datasets feed the Hancock County scores?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 5 Hancock County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Hancock County ZIP codes?
A single county score papers over real variation. Across the Hancock County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 19/100 in 26034 down to 19/100 in 26062, against a Hancock County average of 19/100. With 0 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Hancock County wastes effort.
What do Hancock County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Hancock County home carries about $120,040 of value against a median household income near $58,529. Vacancy across Hancock County's tracked ZIPs runs 10.5% and the poverty rate is 15.3%. Thin affordability and empty housing are what convert a late payment into a sale, so they are read next to Hancock County's foreclosure and lien filings and its 0/100 lending headwind.
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