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Chapman vs Cornish vs Starks

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Cornish has the most people working from home (12%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).

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.

MeasureChapmanCornishStarks
People
Population
388Lowest
1,816Highest
556
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-7.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.7±11.4Lowest
17% above U.S.
54±8.3Highest
39% above U.S.
46.7±9.4
20% above U.S.
Cornish and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.4%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.4%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
20.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Chapman and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
40.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
0.9%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kHighest
15% above U.S.
$91,821±$2k
14% above U.S.
$63,500±$8kLowest
21% below U.S.
Chapman and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22k
44% below U.S.
$296,000±$69kHighest
11% below U.S.
$148,500±$27kLowest
55% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,221±$227Highest
14% below U.S.
$1,063±$301Lowest
25% below U.S.
Cornish and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850
41% below U.S.
$5,796Highest
86% above U.S.
$1,348Lowest
57% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
40.5%±38.1
U.S.: 51.1%
45.5%±90.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Starks and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
19.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
90%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1980Lowest
same as U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
24 min
8% below U.S.
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
Work from home
4.8%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
12%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
3.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cornish and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Cornish School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.