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Alstead vs Cornish vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alstead has the most renters (24% rent).
Cornish has the most homeowners (94.1%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Alstead | Cornish | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Lowest |
1,816 |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56±3.3Highest 44% above U.S. |
54±8.3 39% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Alstead and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.4%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Alstead and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Alstead and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$91,821±$2k 14% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$296,000±$69k 11% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Dummerston and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,221±$227Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
| Dummerston and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322 71% above U.S. |
$5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.5%±38.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Alstead and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Cornish School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.