ZIP 26437 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wetzel County, West Virginia, ZIP 26437 scores 21 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 47 and live distress 0 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (54/100), structural risk (47/100). Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100).

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 6.9% over the trailing year, at 35/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

476 residents call 26437 home, typically aged 29. Vacancy runs 10.7%. Home values center near $92,800, an affordability ratio of 1.4× — accessible. There are about 195 housing units across 26437. Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. 30.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Rent burden reaches 55% of tenant households. Median household income is $68,750, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 2% bachelor's-or-above.

Taken together, 26437 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.