ZIP 26260 vs ZIP 26292

26260 is one of 6 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Tucker County, WV.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 1 of the 4 with a value.

26292 is one of 6 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Tucker County, WV.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 2 of the 4 with a value.

1 school location in 26292: 1 middle.

In alphabetical order: DAVIS THOMAS ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In November 2008 the typical home in 26260 was worth $211,567.

Values peaked at $349,474 in May 2026. The latest reading is −0.3% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $348,462, +4.2% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $348,462. Put 20% down and borrow $278,770 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,930 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $72,426 a year, $6,036 a month. So the payment takes 32.0% of income — rated “stretched” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 19.4% in 2008.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in November 2008 (6.09%) the payment was $1,024.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $676.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,793 — +165% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +67%.

Reported values rose +65% since November 2008.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +57% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2008 home was worth $331,645. So the real change is +5%, not +65%.

26260: +65% since November 2008.

Tucker County: +36% since November 2008.

West Virginia: +68% since November 2008 — 26260 ran behind it by 3 points.

Owning the typical home costs about $2,279 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $775 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 37.5. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In February 2019 the typical home in 26292 was worth $95,050.

Values peaked at $168,914 in May 2026. The latest reading is −2.0% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $165,505, +9.5% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $165,505. Put 20% down and borrow $132,404 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $917 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $55,333 a year, $4,611 a month. So the payment takes 19.9% of income — rated “affordable” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 11.4% in 2019.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in February 2019 (4.37%) the payment was $379.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $373.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $851 — +128% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +44%.

Reported values rose +74% since February 2019.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +32% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2019 home was worth $125,372. So the real change is +32%, not +74%.

26292: +74% since February 2019.

Tucker County: +55% since February 2019.

West Virginia: +49% since February 2019 — 26292 ran ahead of it by 25 points.

Owning the typical home costs about $1,082 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $821 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 16.8. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 15 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026).

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 47.

Going out — closed sales: about 7 a month.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 6.7 months of supply — above the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 8 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 7 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 5 — so sales ran at 140% of it, and below it in 3 of the last 24 months.

Across Tucker County, builders pulled permits for 1 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 100% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

Homes sold: about 1 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 1 — so sales ran at 100% of it, and below it in 2 of the last 24 months.

Across Tucker County, builders pulled permits for 1 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 100% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Tucker County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 25 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 27 moved out.

Net across those counties: −2 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 47 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Randolph, WV (25 households); most departures went to Randolph, WV (27).

This ZIP sits in Tucker County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 25 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 27 moved out.

Net across those counties: −2 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 13 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Randolph, WV (25 households); most departures went to Randolph, WV (27).