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A town of 475. A typical home worth about $95K.

Photo: Youngamerican · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
475
−34.1% since 2010
Typical home
$95K
−21.7% in a year
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
31.3
years
Jobs based here
164
Balanced

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Small town

475 people, and everyone knows the way

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72°
Mostly Clear
H 72° · L 48°

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.

96risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
96Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
2
paid flood claims since 2013
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Bancroft home is worth about $95K

The typical Bancroft home is worth about $95,000, down 21.7% in a year, 47% below the West Virginia typical home.

$95KZillow home value

Typical home value

Bancroft$95K
West Virginia$180K
−21.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Bancroft has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–46°
Spring43–67°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–69°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Bancroft

Most working residents leave Bancroft for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Charleston (13%), Winfield (9%) and South Charleston (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Bancroft0%
Charleston13%
Winfield9%
South Charleston7%
Teays Valley7%
12 mi
median commute distance
164
jobs based in Bancroft
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Bancroft is

Bancroft tracks West Virginia closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. West Virginia
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Thomas Memorial Hospital
12.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

3.5% of Bancroft is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

3.5%conserved
3.5%
conserved · 3 of 92 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Bancroft Town Park—3
2. Bancroft Baseball Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Bancroft

Town in West Virginia, United States

Bancroft is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 389 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
387
Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
591 ft
ZIP code
25011

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