Compare towns
Claremont vs Cornish vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Claremont has the most renters (42.8% rent).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Claremont | Cornish | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,078Highest |
1,816 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.5Lowest about the NH average |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Cornish and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Claremont and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
27.3%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Claremont and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,096±$8kLowest 40% below NH |
$91,821±$2k 7% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
| Springfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,600±$17kLowest 49% below NH |
$296,000±$69k 26% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
| Springfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,146±$83 23% below NH |
$1,221±$227Highest 18% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Cornish and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
$5,796 13% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Claremont and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
24 min 9% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Cornish 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 | #103 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Claremont School District | Cornish School District | — |
| High school in town | Stevens High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.