ZIP 26440 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 26440 in Taylor County, West Virginia carries a composite property-distress score of 20/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 48 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (48/100), institutional ownership (24/100). institutional ownership (24/100) and mortgage stress (11/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (60/100).

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 5.4% over the trailing year, at 36/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

There are about 489 housing units across 26440. Home values center near $216,800, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. Owners hold 92% of homes, renters 8%. Median household income is $63,063, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Vacancy runs 11.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Rent burden reaches 53% of tenant households. 1,364 residents call 26440 home, typically aged 37. 5.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Overall, 26440 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.