Wood County, WV Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Wood County, West Virginia? DLRadar grades every Wood County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 30/100. Here is the 2026 Wood County breakdown.
- Wood County's most distressed ZIP is 26101 at 30/100.
- 13 ZIP codes tracked in Wood County, averaging 27/100 distress.
- Wood County reads expansion — home values up 8.0% year over year, 0.4% off peak.
- Vacancy runs 11% across Wood County's tracked ZIPs, with a 12.2% poverty rate.
- The typical Wood County home is worth about $152,292 against a ~$57,416 median income.
- Lending headwind in Wood County sits at 46/100 — 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 | 26101 | 30/100 |
| 2 | 26104 | 30/100 |
| 3 | 26105 | 30/100 |
| 4 | 26133 | 30/100 |
| 5 | 26142 | 30/100 |
| 6 | 26150 | 30/100 |
| 7 | 26169 | 30/100 |
| 8 | 26181 | 30/100 |
| 9 | 26187 | 30/100 |
| 10 | 26180 | 28/100 |
| 11 | 26184 | 28/100 |
| 12 | 26164 | 17/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Wood County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Wood County distress
The Wood County read is assembled from six public feeds — FHFA, CFPB, the county recorder, FEMA, NFIP and Census ACS, producing a 27/100 ZIP average. No proprietary or modelled inputs enter the score.
Wood County market phase and pricing
Wood County reads expansion — home prices rose 8.0% over the last year and are 0.4% off their peak. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Questions about this county
Which part of Wood County, WV scores highest for distress?
ZIP 26101 leads Wood County at 30/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Wood County at?
FHFA price-index movement places Wood County in expansion; prices are up 8.0% over twelve months.
What is this Wood County analysis built from?
Public records only: FHFA for prices, CFPB for mortgage performance, the county recorder for filings, FEMA/NFIP for flood, Census ACS for demographics. The 13 Wood County ZIP codes are scored exactly as every other county is, which is what makes cross-market comparison valid.
How much do distress scores vary between Wood County ZIP codes?
One county number flattens a wide range. Across the Wood County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 30/100 in 26101 down to 17/100 in 26164, against a Wood County average of 27/100. That 13-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Wood County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Wood County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Wood County home carries about $152,292 of value against a median household income near $57,416. Vacancy across Wood County's tracked ZIPs runs 11% and the poverty rate is 12.2%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Wood County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 46/100 lending headwind.
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This is a deterministic read of public filings, not advice of any kind — investment, legal or financial. The underlying index updates each month.