ZIP 26851 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Hardy County, West Virginia, ZIP 26851 scores 15 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (84/100), structural risk (34/100), mortgage stress (7/100). mortgage stress (7/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 34 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 6.7% over the trailing year, at 35/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

There are about 1,343 housing units across 26851. 22.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $209,400, an affordability ratio of 3.9× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. Vacancy runs 31.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 12% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 85% of homes, renters 15%. Median household income is $50,179, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 1,612 residents call 26851 home, typically aged 55. Rent burden reaches 10% of tenant households.

Taken together, 26851 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.