What stands out worked out from the figures below

Arrowsic has the most people working from home (20.6%).

Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Arrowsic	Cornish
People
Population	597Lowest	1,024Highest
Median age	50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME	39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME
	Arrowsic and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1%	10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Arrowsic and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.8%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4%	15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Arrowsic and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	64.7%Highest ME: 36.2%	16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8%	2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Arrowsic and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME	$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$584,200±$150k 97% above ME	—
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME	$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average
	Arrowsic and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,521Highest 16% above ME	$1,925Lowest 37% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4%
	Cornish and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	16.1%Highest ME: 10.7%	8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.3%Highest ME: 74.3%	79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME	1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 20% above ME	32 minHighest 29% above ME
Work from home	20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9%	7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9%
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ME 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.