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Earling vs Man

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (5.8× in Man) and bachelor’s degree+ (+24.1 pts in Man).

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Earling, WVA small town of 180West Virginia · 180 people
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Man, WVOne of the healthiest townsWest Virginia · 1,049 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 →
ManOne of the healthiest towns
Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 5%of WV districts Work474 jobsbased in Man, a regional job hub All about Man →
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.

Size5.8×
Man is the bigger place
Man 1,049Earling 180
Bachelor’s degree++24.1 pts
More adults in Man have a degree
Man 24.1%Earling 0%
Homeowners+23.7 pts renters
Man has more renters
Earling 100%Man 76.3%
Trails2×
Man has more miles of trail
Man 0.4 miEarling 0.2 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Earling and Man share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EarlingManEarlingMan
Earling ↔ Man2.6 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every West Virginia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–EarlingNot graded DManBetter than 5% of districts in the state
Health
–EarlingNot graded D−ManHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns
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
EarlingMan
Snow a year15″15″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th99th
Outdoors & history
EarlingMan
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
EarlingMan
Library hours a week—30 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Everything, side by side

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.

EarlingMan
People
Population 180Lowest 1,049Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1.7%
Median age 32.7±19.3Highest 23% below WV 32.4±8.4Lowest 24% below WV
Earling and Man 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% 31.2%±3.4Highest WV: 20%
Man 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% 15.3%±6.9Highest WV: 21%
Man 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% 24.1%Highest WV: 24.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.2%±22.5Highest WV: 5.1% 1.5%±1.8Lowest WV: 5.1%
Earling and Man are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $60,000±$30k about the WV average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $154,200±$19k 5% below WV
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $755±$198 13% below WV
Property taxmedian, yearly — $820 5% below WV
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 22.5%±28.2 WV: 48.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest WV: 16.7% 12.5%Highest WV: 16.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest WV: 74.9% 76.3%Lowest WV: 74.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1955 21 yrs older than WV
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 26 min 3% below WV
Work from home 0%±11.1Lowest WV: 9.1% 5.4%±5Highest WV: 9.1%
Man and Earling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.21Highest 2.56Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mallory (13%)Logan (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in ManFew work in Earling
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.0Highest 50.3Lowest
Schools
School district —Logan County Schools
High school in town —None in town
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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