ZIP 26419 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Wetzel County, West Virginia's ZIP 26419 registers 21/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Structural risk reads 47/100 against active distress of 7/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (65/100). What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (55/100), structural risk (47/100), mortgage stress (22/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (22/100) register low.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 8.0% over the trailing year (phase confidence 57/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Owners hold 67% of homes, renters 33%. 26.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. 673 residents call 26419 home, typically aged 44. Around 40% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $93,400 (1.5× income, relatively affordable). Around 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 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. The ZIP holds roughly 380 housing units. On demographic stress specifically, 26419 scores 32/100.

Net-net, 26419 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Parcel-level detail for 26419 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced to public records.

The 26419 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 21/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 26419 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Wetzel County, West Virginia. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 26419 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

The 21/100 for 26419 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. Treat 26419 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.