ZIP 25979 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Summers County, West Virginia, ZIP 25979 scores 20 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (71/100), structural risk (45/100), institutional ownership (40/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (19/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 45 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.8% year on year, at 34/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Vacancy runs 30.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. A median home runs $169,400 here, or 3.7 times local income. There are about 327 housing units across 25979. The tenure split is 98% owner-occupied to 2% rented. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households. About 5% have a four-year degree. About 689 people live here, median age 54. On demographic stress specifically, 25979 scores 29/100. Roughly 23.2% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. Households earn a median $40,212 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure.

Net-net, 25979 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.