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Brownfield vs Hampton vs Cornish

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Hampton has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).

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.

MeasureBrownfieldHamptonCornish
People
Population
1,830
10,101Highest
1,803Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.9±6.8
about the U.S. average
51.2±1.7Highest
32% above U.S.
39±8.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
26.7%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.6%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Brownfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.5%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Hampton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,889±$5kLowest
25% below U.S.
$97,163±$4kHighest
20% above U.S.
$69,038±$4k
14% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$287,500±$36k
14% below U.S.
$545,300±$63kHighest
64% above U.S.
$274,200±$84kLowest
18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,617±$554
14% above U.S.
$1,654±$93Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,196±$148Lowest
15% below U.S.
Hampton and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,976
5% below U.S.
$6,872Highest
120% above U.S.
$2,309Lowest
26% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.8%±43.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±13.1
U.S.: 51.1%
48.8%±17.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Brownfield and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
44 minHighest
67% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
31 min
18% above U.S.
Work from home
9.5%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #31 of 120 in NH —
School district RSU 72/MSAD 72 — —
High school in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.