ZIP 25443 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 25443 (Jefferson County, West Virginia) at a low 18/100 for overall property distress. Structural exposure scores 42 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (72/100)). Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (44/100), structural risk (42/100), institutional ownership (17/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (7/100).

The peak-phase market in 25443 posted values that rose 4.3% over the year, and 15% higher over three years, at 38/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Vacancy runs 11.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 2,918 housing units across 25443. Population is roughly 7,298 with a median age of 39. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households. The typical home is worth about $414,500 (3.8× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. 81% of housing is owner-occupied. At $103,933, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 5.2% — low. Around 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Broadly, 25443 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.