Compare towns
Berlin vs Cornish vs Croydon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Cornish has the most people working from home (12%).
Croydon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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 | Berlin | Cornish | Croydon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,383Highest |
1,816 |
798Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5% NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±2.8 3% above NH |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
43±9.1Lowest about the NH average |
| Cornish and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Croydon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.3%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
27.4%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Croydon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
4%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Croydon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,180±$5kLowest 54% below NH |
$91,821±$2k 7% below NH |
$98,333±$21kHighest about the NH average |
| Croydon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,000±$15kLowest 67% below NH |
$296,000±$69k 26% below NH |
$317,300±$33kHighest 21% below NH |
| Croydon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $815±$141Lowest 45% below NH |
$1,221±$227Highest 18% below NH |
$991±$336 34% below NH |
| Cornish and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,437Lowest 48% below NH |
$5,796Highest 13% below NH |
$3,806 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±12Highest NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Berlin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below NH |
24 min 9% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 3.5%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Cornish and Croydon 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 | #108 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Berlin School District | Cornish School District | Croydon School District |
| High school in town | Berlin Senior High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2 |
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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.