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.

Down paymentRate%

Pullman$500/mo

Typical home $79K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · Housing →

Bancroft$540/mo

Typical home $95K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

PullmanBancroft

Snow a year23″11″

January low21°F 24°F

July high85°F 87°F

Growing season (days)176d 193d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 96th

Outdoors & history

PullmanBancroft

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—3.5%

Settled1883 —

Community

PullmanBancroft

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

67 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PullmanWV BancroftWV

Pullman ↔ Bancroft67 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs West Virginia average

PullmanBancroft

People

Population 286Lowest 475Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -34.1%

Median age 35.9±7.9Highest 16% below WV 31.3±17.5Lowest 27% below WV

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

Kids under 18 9.8%±8Lowest WV: 20% 14.1%±5Highest WV: 20%

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

Age 65+ 28.7%±12.4Highest WV: 21% 16.8%±9.6Lowest WV: 21%

Pullman and Bancroft 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% 4.6%Highest WV: 24.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.4Lowest WV: 5.1% 0.6%±2.9Highest WV: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,618±$22kLowest 10% below WV $94,375±$43kHighest 58% above WV

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $78,600±$57kLowest 52% below WV $116,400±$38kHighest 28% below WV

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $842±$76 3% below WV

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,042Highest 20% above WV $694Lowest 20% below WV

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest WV: 48.9% 48.9%±40.5Lowest WV: 48.9%

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

Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest WV: 16.7% 10.9%Highest WV: 16.7%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.1%Lowest WV: 74.9% 76.7%Highest WV: 74.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than WV 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than WV

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the WV average 26 minLowest about the WV average

Work from home 41.1%±49Highest WV: 9.1% 2.7%±3.4Lowest WV: 9.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 1.19Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Harrisville (13%)Charleston (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BancroftFew work in Pullman

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.5Lowest 174Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Pullman vs Bancroft

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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