ZIP 26761 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Hampshire County, West Virginia, ZIP 26761 scores 13 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (53/100), structural risk (29/100), mortgage stress (9/100). mortgage stress (9/100) and institutional ownership (7/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 29/100 against active distress of 3/100.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.7% over the trailing year, 2.0% off the recent peak, at 48/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Home values center near $79,400, an affordability ratio of 3.1× — accessible. Vacancy runs 19.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Owners hold 78% of homes, renters 22%. 6.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. 513 residents call 26761 home, typically aged 68. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 28/100. There are about 371 housing units across 26761. Educational attainment sits at 22% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 34% of tenant households. Median household income is $25,362, below the U.S. median near $78,000.

Taken together, 26761 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.