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Earling vs Davy

25 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (22.9× in Earling) and street grid (3.2× in Earling).

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Earling, WVA small town of 180West Virginia · 180 people
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Davy, WVHomes around $41KWest Virginia · 186 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

EarlingA small town of 180
Quiet strengthsEarling doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Earling →
DavyHomes around $41K
Housing$41K typical home77% below the WV typical home Outdoors30.9% conserved land0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Davy →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker22.9×
Earling is more of a job hub
Earling 3.21Davy 0.14
Street grid3.2×
Earling has the more walkable street grid
Earling 60.0Davy 18.6
Conserved land+30.9 pts
Davy has more conserved land
Davy 30.9%Earling 0%
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
EarlingDavy
Snow a year15″20″
January low—25°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—193d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th94th
Outdoors & history
EarlingDavy
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—30.9%
Settled—1948
Archive photos—2
Community
EarlingDavy
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

EarlingDavyEarlingDavy
Earling ↔ Davy25 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

EarlingDavy
People
Population 180Lowest 186Highest
Median age 32.7±19.3Lowest 23% below WV 40.9±26.6Highest 4% 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 23.3%±17.1Lowest WV: 20% 25.3%±22.7Highest WV: 20%
Davy and Earling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.9%±24.4Lowest WV: 21% 18.8%±16.4Highest 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+ 0%Lowest WV: 24.1% 2.3%Highest WV: 24.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.2%±22.5Highest WV: 5.1% 0%±9.9Lowest 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 100%Highest WV: 74.9% 92.4%Lowest 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%±11.1 WV: 9.1% 0%±25.5 WV: 9.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.21Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mallory (13%)Welch (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DavyFew work in Earling
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 30.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.0Highest 18.6Lowest
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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