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

DLRadar tracks property distress across Raleigh County, West Virginia using verifiable public-record signals alone. County-level credit and bank headwind reads 40/100. Across its ZIPs, composite distress spans 19 to 25 out of 100. There are 45 scored ZIPs in the county (mean composite 22/100).

In its expansion phase, Raleigh County home prices rose 9.6% across the last year, at 100/100 phase confidence. Despite the upswing, a subset takes on water and the breakdown below pinpoints them.

Even appreciating at +9.6% YoY (100/100 confidence), well-bought parcels resell faster so buy those and momentum helps on exit. A moderate 40/100 lender headwind points to both signal sets in play here.

Highest scores land in 25209 (25/100), 25864 (23/100), 25902 (23/100), 25007 (22/100), 25008 (22/100), 25044 (22/100); each opens to a full parcel breakdown. Coverage extends to 25048, 25060, 25062, 25140, 25174, 25180, 25801, 25811, 25813, 25817 among others.

Demographically, the Raleigh County ZIPs on file come in at 21.7% of households below the poverty line, 18.8% of units sitting vacant, household income averaging about $53,577, below the national median, typical home values near $124,200, residents with a median age around 45, 80% of homes owner-occupied. These fundamentals frame who sells under pressure and how fast a deal moves.

With a low 22/100 reading over 45 ZIPs, the opportunity hides below the average rather than a blanket buy. A DLRadar subscription opens every Raleigh County parcel: owner, mailing address, APN, scoring, lienholder detail and an estimated exit speed.

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

For an acquisition buyer, the practical use of Raleigh County, West Virginia's scores is triage: the ZIPs and parcels carrying the highest composite are where motivated sellers and below-market exits concentrate, while lower-scored areas rarely justify the marketing spend. What supports the Raleigh County read is documentary: filings from the recorder and courts, federal price and bank data, and blanks wherever coverage is thin.

The ZIP breakdown for Raleigh County leads with 25209 (25/100), 25864 (23/100), 25902 (23/100), 25007 (22/100), 25008 (22/100), 25044 (22/100). DLRadar also scores 25048, 25060, 25062, 25140, 25174, 25180, 25801, 25811 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 Raleigh 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.