ZIP 26419 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wetzel County, West Virginia, ZIP 26419 scores 21 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 47 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100). Its standout signals are institutional ownership (54/100), structural risk (47/100), mortgage stress (22/100). mortgage stress (22/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 7.0% over the trailing year, at 36/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

Owners hold 67% of homes, renters 33%. 26.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. 673 residents call 26419 home, typically aged 44. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households. Home values center near $93,400, an affordability ratio of 1.5× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 9% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 29.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $63,125, below the U.S. median near $78,000. There are about 380 housing units across 26419. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100.

Taken together, 26419 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.