ZIP 26801 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Hardy County, West Virginia, ZIP 26801 scores 15 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. On the structural side it scores 34/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (85/100), structural risk (34/100), mortgage stress (7/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (7/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 7.0% year on year (phase confidence 36/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Households earn a median $49,971 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Roughly 9.9% live below the poverty line. The vacancy rate is 40.4% — elevated. About 10% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 79% owner-occupied to 21% rented. The ZIP holds roughly 927 housing units. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. On demographic stress specifically, 26801 scores 28/100. About 1,441 people live here, median age 52. A median home runs $206,700 here, or 3.3 times local income.

Net-net, 26801 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.