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Mallory vs Man

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.8× in Man) and street grid (2.4× in Man).

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Mallory, WVOne of the healthiest townsWest Virginia · 1,417 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.

MalloryOne of the healthiest towns
Health99% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 5%of WV districts All about Mallory →
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 part ways

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

Jobs per worker5.8×
Man is more of a job hub
Man 2.56Mallory 0.44
Street grid2.4×
Man has the more walkable street grid
Man 50.3Mallory 21.0
Typical home built40 yrs
Man’s homes are older
Mallory 1995Man 1955
Homeowners+18.3 pts renters
Man has more renters
Mallory 94.6%Man 76.3%
Growth since 2010+7.9 pts
Man has grown faster since 2010
Man +1.7%Mallory -6.2%
Bachelor’s degree++8.6 pts
More adults in Mallory have a degree
Mallory 32.7%Man 24.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mallory and Man share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MalloryManMalloryMan
Mallory ↔ Man3.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
15 Mallory residents work in Man (4.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Mallory →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Mallory$720/mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Man$590/mo
Typical home $104K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $755/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Mallory and Man.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
DMalloryBetter than 5% of districts in the state DManBetter than 5% of districts in the state
Health
D−MalloryHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns 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
MalloryMan
Snow a year15″15″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th99th
Outdoors & history
MalloryMan
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Famous people born here1—
Community
MalloryMan
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.

MalloryMan
People
Population 1,417Highest 1,049Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.2%Lowest +1.7%Highest
Median age 34.9±9.6Highest 18% below WV 32.4±8.4Lowest 24% below WV
Mallory and Man are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.5%±3.8Lowest WV: 20% 31.2%±3.4Highest WV: 20%
Man and Mallory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.6%±5Lowest WV: 21% 15.3%±6.9Highest WV: 21%
Man and Mallory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.7%Highest WV: 24.1% 24.1%Lowest WV: 24.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±4.6Highest WV: 5.1% 1.5%±1.8Lowest WV: 5.1%
Mallory and Man are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,546±$79kHighest 70% above WV $60,000±$30kLowest about the WV average
Mallory and Man are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,300±$43kLowest 35% below WV $154,200±$19kHighest 5% below WV
Man and Mallory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $755±$198 13% below WV
Property taxmedian, yearly — $820 5% below WV
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WV: 48.9% 22.5%±28.2Highest WV: 48.9%
Man and Mallory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.6%Lowest WV: 16.7% 12.5%Highest WV: 16.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.6%Highest WV: 74.9% 76.3%Lowest WV: 74.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 19 yrs newer than WV 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than WV
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 10% below WV 26 minHighest 3% below WV
Work from home 2.4%±3.1Lowest WV: 9.1% 5.4%±5Highest WV: 9.1%
Man and Mallory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 2.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Logan (10%)Logan (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in ManFew work in Mallory
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.0Lowest 50.3Highest
Schools
School district Logan County SchoolsLogan County Schools
High school in town None in townNone 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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