A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

25 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DavyEarling

Davy ↔ Earling25 miles apart

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Only big differences vs West Virginia average

DavyEarling

People

Population 186Highest 180Lowest

Median age 40.9±26.6Highest 4% below WV 32.7±19.3Lowest 23% below WV

Davy and Earling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.3%±22.7Highest WV: 20% 23.3%±17.1Lowest WV: 20%

Davy and Earling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.8%±16.4Highest WV: 21% 3.9%±24.4Lowest WV: 21%

Davy and Earling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.3%Highest WV: 24.1% 0%Lowest WV: 24.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.9Lowest WV: 5.1% 17.2%±22.5Highest WV: 5.1%

Earling and Davy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $32,500±$22k 45% below WV —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $30,800±$21k 81% below WV —

Property taxmedian, yearly $300 65% below WV —

Below poverty line 0% WV: 16.7% 0% WV: 16.7%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.4%Lowest WV: 74.9% 100%Highest WV: 74.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958 18 yrs older than WV —

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 min 28% above WV —

Work from home 0%±25.5 WV: 9.1% 0%±11.1 WV: 9.1%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 3.21Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Welch (27%)Mallory (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EarlingFew work in Davy

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 30.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.6Lowest 60.0Highest

West Virginia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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