ZIP 26716 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 26716 in Preston County, West Virginia carries a composite property-distress score of 15/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 34 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (40/100), structural risk (34/100), mortgage stress (19/100). On the quiet end sit structural risk (34/100) and mortgage stress (19/100). It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (81/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.7% year on year, at 55/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The typical home is worth about $144,300 (2.0× income, relatively affordable). 59% of housing is owner-occupied. There are about 417 housing units across 26716. On demographic stress specifically, 26716 scores 19/100. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 9.6%. 0.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $77,368, near the U.S. median near $78,000. 911 residents call 26716 home, typically aged 27. About 29% have a four-year degree.

Net-net, 26716 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.

The 26716 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 15/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 26716 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Preston County, West Virginia. Where the public record is thin for 26716, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

26716's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. In workflow terms, 26716 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.