Housing market/West Virginia/ZIP 26437
ZIP 26437 Smithfield, Wetzel County, West Virginia
Wetzel County, WV · West Virginia. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 26437 · WV
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 26437 — Smithfield, WV HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 26437
- 1-unit detached13063.1%
- 2–4 units83.9%
- 5–49 units52.4%
- Mobile6330.6%
2–4 unit share 3.9% · 5–49 unit share 2.4% · combined 2–49 6.3%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- Median contract rent $187.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 38.9%; ≥50% 33.3%.
Population
476 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -2.9%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 20 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 26437 19.6% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.7%; population changed -2.9% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 8 units in 2–4-unit structures and 5 units in 5–49-unit structures. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
West Virginia research
ZIP 26437 is a Census / HUD profile for Wetzel County, WV. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 26437 — Smithfield, WV HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·West Virginia ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is West Virginia research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 26437?
ZIP 26437 (Wetzel County, WV) has 476 residents, 184 households, a renter share of 19.6%, median household income of $68,750, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of —. Vacancy is 10.7%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 26437?
ACS counts 0 units in 2-unit buildings, 8 in 3–4 unit buildings, 5 in 5–9, 0 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 13 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 26437?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $940. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 26437 — Smithfield, WV HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this West Virginia ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 26437 is Census / HUD research for Wetzel County, WV. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list West Virginia property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.