ZIP 26351 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Gilmer County, West Virginia, ZIP 26351 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 38/100 structural and 5/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (87/100), structural risk (38/100), institutional ownership (31/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (31/100) and mortgage stress (16/100) register low.

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.

The vacancy rate is 24.0% — elevated. Roughly 12.6% live below the poverty line. On demographic stress specifically, 26351 scores 25/100. About 20% have a four-year degree. Around 23% of renters are cost-burdened. A median home runs $106,500 here, or 1.7 times local income. Households earn a median $50,865 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. About 4,635 people live here, median age 39. The ZIP holds roughly 1,346 housing units. The tenure split is 67% owner-occupied to 33% rented.

Net-net, 26351 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.