Albright 26519

Preston County, WV · 941 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

69affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
19%
affordable
Days on market
221
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
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82
/100
strong
hot · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

58/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
DOM: 165d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)80
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Days on Market (5%)100

Balanced market in 26519. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 19.0% of median income. Median days on market: 165. Renting is approximately 67% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 20.0). Market appears 27% overpriced vs. assessed values.

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
HOTBALANCED

Market is running hot with fast-moving inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices up 6.5% YoY.

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Median price
$164,368
▴ 6.5% YoY
Days on market
221
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$684
ZORI
Investor score
64/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
4
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$0
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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vs county comps
+64.7%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Preston+64.7%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$127
Price-to-income3.1×

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How 26519 ranks in WV
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Affordability, supply & momentum

28SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply16.0 mo
Days on Market221d
Inv vs History-15.5%
Listing Density4.8/1k
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumhot
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply16
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$684
Price-to-rent20.0
Est. cap rate3.2%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score4
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Preston County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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