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Conway vs Cornish vs Levant

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Conway has the most people working from home (13.4%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).

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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.

MeasureConwayCornishLevant
People
Population
10,141Highest
1,803Lowest
3,069
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
55±4.1Highest
41% above U.S.
39±8.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
39.7±2.2
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
12.4%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
35.1%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.1%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
21.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Conway and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,385±$8kLowest
20% below U.S.
$69,038±$4k
14% below U.S.
$86,071±$22kHighest
7% above U.S.
Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$314,000±$43kHighest
6% below U.S.
$274,200±$84k
18% below U.S.
$268,500±$27kLowest
19% below U.S.
Conway and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,095±$141Lowest
23% below U.S.
$1,196±$148
15% below U.S.
$1,370±$120Highest
3% below U.S.
Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,087Highest
31% above U.S.
$2,309Lowest
26% below U.S.
$2,580
17% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.3%±13.9
U.S.: 51.1%
48.8%±17.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.7%±14Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornish and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1995Highest
15 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
22% below U.S.
31 min
18% above U.S.
31 minHighest
19% above U.S.
Work from home
13.4%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±2.4
U.S.: 15.1%
6.9%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Conway 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 #76 of 120 in NH — #124 of 133 in ME
School district Conway School District — RSU 87/MSAD 23
High school in town Kennett High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.7
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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.