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Amherst vs Cornish vs Hollis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
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 | Amherst | Cornish | Hollis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,861Highest |
1,816Lowest |
8,603 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5Lowest 6% above NH |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
49.4±5 14% above NH |
| Cornish and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4 NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.3%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Amherst and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,196±$10k 55% above NH |
$91,821±$2kLowest 7% below NH |
$168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
| Hollis and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,600±$30k 34% above NH |
$296,000±$69kLowest 26% below NH |
$675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$256 about the NH average |
$1,221±$227Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,598±$302Highest 7% above NH |
| Hollis and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,773 47% above NH |
$5,796Lowest 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±9 NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Cornish and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9% NH: 72.8% |
94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Amherst and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 120 in NH | — | #8 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Cornish School District | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Souhegan Coop High School | None in town | Hollis-Brookline High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
— | 11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.