ZIP 25442 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Jefferson County, West Virginia, ZIP 25442 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (40/100), structural risk (40/100), institutional ownership (16/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 40/100 structural and 2/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (70/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.7% year on year, and 31% higher over three years (phase confidence 37/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Households earn a median $120,217 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The vacancy rate is 6.2%. A median home runs $393,600 here, or 2.9 times local income. About 2,918 people live here, median age 37. On demographic stress specifically, 25442 scores 30/100. About 32% have a four-year degree. Roughly 5.7% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. The tenure split is 90% owner-occupied to 10% rented. Around 69% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 1,008 housing units.

Overall 25442 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.