ZIP 26148 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 26148 in Ritchie County, West Virginia carries a composite property-distress score of 9/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. On the structural side it scores 21/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (46/100), structural risk (21/100), mortgage stress (6/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (6/100) and institutional ownership (6/100).

The expansion-phase market in 26148 posted values that rose 7.0% over the year (phase confidence 36/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 233 with a median age of 63. The typical home is worth about $85,000 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 21/100. The vacancy rate is 6.8%. 91% of housing is owner-occupied. The ZIP holds roughly 119 housing units. Around 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 15.9%. At $41,622, median income runs below typical U.S. levels.

On balance 26148 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.