The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 26434 sells for about $180,000, or $145 per square foot.
Prices are down 43.8% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 62 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,150 a month.
ZIP 26434 — Shirley
The housing market in 26434 is currently experiencing a significant correction with median prices declining year-over-year. Low sales volume and limited inventory characterize the current environment, reflecting a cautious outlook for local real estate. Many specific metrics such as utility providers and school ratings are not determinable at the ZIP level.
Median prices moved down 43.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 62 days on market with 6.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
9% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.2% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.2% · poverty 14.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 3.2%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 26434, Preston County WV
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 26434 profile.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.