ZIP 26234 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Upshur County, West Virginia, ZIP 26234 scores 22 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (53/100), institutional ownership (17/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (9/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100). The latent-versus-live split is 53/100 structural and 3/100 already moving.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 7.0% year on year (phase confidence 36/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

A median home runs $206,500 here, or 4.0 times local income. About 11% have a four-year degree. The ZIP holds roughly 538 housing units. The vacancy rate is 22.2% — elevated. Roughly 20.0% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. About 1,053 people live here, median age 54. Around 100% of renters are cost-burdened. On demographic stress specifically, 26234 scores 42/100. Households earn a median $49,886 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 98% owner-occupied to 2% rented.

Net-net, 26234 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.