| Index | Bancroft | West Virginia | National |
| Cost of living index | 89 | 88 | 100 |
| Index | Bancroft | West Virginia | National |
| Goods & Services index | 101 | 102 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 88 | 103 | 100 |
| Health care index | 111 | 91 | 100 |
| Housing index | 63 | 62 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 88 | 98 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 118 | 88 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $76,434 | $6,370 | $1,783 | $2,293 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| West Virginia | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| West Virginia | 3% | 6.5% |
| Item | Bancroft | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $15.76 | $16.09 | 2.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $33.44 | $37.33 | 10.4% |
| Toothpaste | $1.68 | $2.45 | 31.6% |
| Shampoo | $0.80 | $1.00 | 19.8% |
| Movie | $11.32 | $10.28 | 10.2% |
| Bowling | $4.46 | $4.93 | 9.6% |
| Item | Bancroft | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.57 | $3.80 | 6.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.06 | $1.40 | 24.2% |
| Milk | $1.88 | $2.01 | 6.2% |
| Potatoes | $2.54 | $3.01 | 15.8% |
| Pizza | $7.65 | $9.89 | 22.6% |
| Beer | $9.09 | $8.90 | 2.2% |
| Item | Bancroft | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $102.22 | $102.16 | 0.1% |
| Doctor | $120.31 | $108.36 | 11.0% |
| Dentist | $111.97 | $92.53 | 21.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.45 | $9.28 | 8.9% |
| Lipitor | $447.40 | $425.82 | 5.1% |
| Item | Bancroft | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $104,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 43.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $717.00 | $1,202.44 | 40.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $721.00 | $949.00 | 24.0% |
| Item | Bancroft | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.02 | $2.24 | 9.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $39.18 | $46.29 | 15.4% |
| Item | Bancroft | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $143.64 | $165.96 | 13.4% |
| Phone | $44.61 | $28.68 | 55.5% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Buffalo, WV | 1,300 | 79 | -21% |
| Jefferson, WV | 822 | 85 | -15% |
| Hometown, WV | 487 | 81 | -19% |
| Dunbar, WV | 7,714 | 87 | -13% |
| Nitro, WV | 6,505 | 88 | -12% |
| Bancroft, WV | 963 | 89 | -11% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| West Brownsville, PA | 963 | 84 | -16% |
| Bloomfield, NE | 963 | 80 | -20% |
| Kenansville, NC | 963 | 89 | -11% |
| Penryn, PA | 963 | 105 | 5% |
| Dubach, LA | 963 | 85 | -15% |
| Bancroft, WV | 963 | 89 | -11% |