ZIP 26836 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Hardy County, West Virginia's ZIP 26836 registers 15/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. The latent-versus-live split is 34/100 structural and 2/100 already moving. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (85/100), structural risk (34/100), mortgage stress (7/100). mortgage stress (7/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 7.0% over the trailing year (phase confidence 36/100). Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

The ZIP holds roughly 2,896 housing units. 14.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $151,100, an affordability ratio of 3.2× — accessible. 6,171 residents call 26836 home, typically aged 45. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 30/100. Educational attainment sits at 14% bachelor's-or-above. Around 32% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 74% of homes, renters 26%. Median household income is $48,073, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 16.1% — elevated.

Taken together, 26836 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.