Taylor County, WV Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Taylor County, West Virginia? DLRadar grades every Taylor County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 30/100. Here is the 2026 Taylor County breakdown.
- Taylor County's most distressed ZIP is 26431 at 30/100.
- 10 ZIP codes tracked in Taylor County, averaging 18/100 distress.
- Taylor County reads expansion — home values up 6.0% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 9.7% across Taylor County's tracked ZIPs, with a 9.8% poverty rate.
- The typical Taylor County home is worth about $173,163 against a ~$66,939 median income.
- Lending headwind in Taylor County sits at 20/100 — 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 | 26431 | 30/100 |
| 2 | 26554 | 28/100 |
| 3 | 26330 | 26/100 |
| 4 | 26347 | 18/100 |
| 5 | 26354 | 17/100 |
| 6 | 26374 | 14/100 |
| 7 | 26416 | 14/100 |
| 8 | 26440 | 12/100 |
| 9 | 26424 | 9/100 |
| 10 | 26435 | 9/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Taylor County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Taylor County distress
The Taylor County read is assembled from six public feeds — FHFA, CFPB, the county recorder, FEMA, NFIP and Census ACS, producing a 18/100 ZIP average. No proprietary or modelled inputs enter the score.
Taylor County market phase and pricing
The cycle in Taylor County is expansion, with values up 6.0% year over year. Softening prices lengthen time-on-market, which is where negotiable sellers appear.
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What people ask
Which Taylor County ZIP scores worst for distress?
ZIP 26431 leads Taylor County at 30/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Which phase does Taylor County sit in right now?
The market phase for Taylor County is expansion, prices rising 6.0% on the year — derived from the FHFA House Price Index path.
Where does the Taylor County data come from?
Taylor County draws on FHFA (expansion trajectory), CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS — every one a public source. The scoring model does not change between counties, so these 10 ZIPs are comparable to anywhere else.
How much do distress scores vary between Taylor County ZIP codes?
A county average hides the spread. Across the Taylor County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 30/100 in 26431 down to 9/100 in 26435, against a Taylor County average of 18/100. A spread of 21 points means Taylor County has to be worked ZIP by ZIP.
What do Taylor County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Taylor County home carries about $173,163 of value against a median household income near $66,939. Vacancy across Taylor County's tracked ZIPs runs 9.7% and the poverty rate is 9.8%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Taylor County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 20/100 lending headwind.
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Produced by fixed formulas over public records — research, not investment, legal or financial advice. The underlying index updates monthly.