ZIP 26003 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 26003 in Ohio County, West Virginia carries a composite property-distress score of 31/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (70/100), construction/permit lag (67/100), institutional ownership (64/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (25/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 70/100 structural and 8/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (73/100), climate & FEMA risk (66/100).

The market reads neutral — home values rose 6.7% year on year, 3.1% off the recent peak, and 12% higher over three years (phase confidence 55/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The vacancy rate is 12.8% — elevated. Roughly 15.4% live below the poverty line. Around 45% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 20,670 housing units. About 33% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $166,100 here, or 2.8 times local income. Households earn a median $58,625 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 68% owner-occupied to 32% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 26003 scores 30/100. About 40,445 people live here, median age 46.

Net-net, 26003 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.