Wayne County, WV Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Wayne County, West Virginia? DLRadar grades every Wayne County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 29/100. Here is the 2026 Wayne County breakdown.
- Wayne County's most distressed ZIP is 25504 at 29/100.
- 17 ZIP codes tracked in Wayne County, averaging 28/100 distress.
- Wayne County reads expansion — home values up 7.3% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 18.7% across Wayne County's tracked ZIPs, with a 21.7% poverty rate.
- The typical Wayne County home is worth about $118,644 against a ~$53,315 median income.
- Lending headwind in Wayne County sits at 16/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Compiled from the DLRadar property-distress index and refreshed monthly. Cite with credit to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25504 | 29/100 |
| 2 | 25507 | 28/100 |
| 3 | 25511 | 28/100 |
| 4 | 25512 | 28/100 |
| 5 | 25514 | 28/100 |
| 6 | 25517 | 28/100 |
| 7 | 25530 | 28/100 |
| 8 | 25534 | 28/100 |
| 9 | 25535 | 28/100 |
| 10 | 25555 | 28/100 |
| 11 | 25570 | 28/100 |
| 12 | 25669 | 28/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Wayne County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Wayne County distress
Wayne County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 28/100 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.
Wayne County market phase and pricing
The cycle in Wayne County is expansion, with values up 7.3% year over year. Softening prices lengthen time-on-market, which is where negotiable sellers appear.
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Common questions
Which Wayne County ZIP scores worst for distress?
ZIP 25504 leads Wayne County at 29/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Is Wayne County expanding or contracting?
Wayne County currently sits in expansion, with values up 7.3% year on year, based on FHFA price-index trajectory.
What is this Wayne County analysis built from?
Every Wayne County figure traces to a public source — FHFA House Price Index for the expansion trajectory, CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. The same deterministic model scores all 17 Wayne County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Wayne County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Wayne County ZIP codes?
The county figure is a blend, not a description. Across the Wayne County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 29/100 in 25504 down to 28/100 in 25669, against a Wayne County average of 28/100. With 1 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Wayne County wastes effort.
What do Wayne County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Wayne County home carries about $118,644 of value against a median household income near $53,315. Vacancy across Wayne County's tracked ZIPs runs 18.7% and the poverty rate is 21.7%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Wayne County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 16/100 lending headwind.
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