everyone pretty much covered it above, I would add that having a source of FREE firewood along with the time and ability to process it, makes wood burner an easy choice, in my mind. My wife loves our wood burner and I don't mind the work involved in getting the wood to the stove. The mess isn't that bad, and if my wife can build a fire, anyone can build a fire. With the help of a little squirt of charcoal lighter fluid, anyone can light a fire in no time.
We cooked on top of our wood stove during the power outage in the last storm. First time we ever did that. Worked pretty snazzy.