Preston County, WV: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

For Preston County, West Virginia, DLRadar turns county and parcel public records into a single distress score per ZIP. The county's ZIP scores run from 12 up to 17/100. DLRadar scores 17 ZIPs here, with a mean composite of 15/100. County-level credit and bank headwind reads 33/100.

The expansion-phase county posted home values that rose 6.7% over twelve months, a 55/100-confidence read. Even as prices climb, the laggards keep building so the laggard ZIPs are the opening.

Even appreciating at +6.7% YoY (55/100 confidence), well-bought parcels resell faster where the scoring still flags pressure. Lender stress at 33/100 (contained) points the search to owner-driven distress more than bank stock.

By composite, 26542 (17/100), 26405 (15/100), 26410 (15/100), 26425 (15/100), 26444 (15/100), 26519 (15/100) top the county — tap any ZIP to go deeper. Further scored ZIPs: 26520, 26524, 26525, 26537, 26547, 26705, 26716, 26764, 26374, 26287.

Underneath the scores, the ZIPs DLRadar tracks across Preston County run poverty running near 16.2%, vacancy near 15.7%, incomes around $61,900, residents with a median age around 45.2, 81% of homes owner-occupied, home values averaging roughly $148,906, below the US. Read together, they drive how much distress reaches the market and how fast it moves.

Net of it all, 15/100 over 17 ZIPs means the edge is selective acquisition where the ZIP scores point. Unlock Preston County to see every parcel's owner, mailing address, APN, a parcel-level score plus bank exposure and liquidity read.

The distress read for Preston County, West Virginia is refreshed as new public records post and uses the same methodology coast to coast, so Preston County stays directly comparable to any other market you track.

Read Preston County, West Virginia as a heat map for effort — the county's low composite of 15/100 hides wide ZIP-level variation, and the return comes from chasing the hot ZIPs, not the average. Every Preston County signal ties to a named public source, and where the record is sparse DLRadar shows nothing instead of guessing.

The ZIP breakdown for Preston County leads with 26542 (17/100), 26405 (15/100), 26410 (15/100), 26425 (15/100), 26444 (15/100), 26519 (15/100). DLRadar also scores 26520, 26524, 26525, 26537, 26547, 26705, 26716, 26764 and more across the county. Because each ZIP is graded on its own foreclosure, tax and lender record, the county's distress is best read code by code rather than as a single number.

The Preston County score is not a single measure but a composite: foreclosure activity, mortgage and tax-lien stress, and local lender headwind each feed it, which is why understanding the components matters as much as the headline number.