What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).

Castle Hill has the oldest population (median age 57.8).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Cornish	Castle Hill
People
Population	1,024Highest	281Lowest
Median age	39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME	57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME
	Castle Hill and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1%	14.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1%
	Castle Hill and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4%	44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%	26.7%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8%	2.1%±5.3 ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME	$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME
	Cornish and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$145,300±$18k 51% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average	$950±$574Lowest 17% below ME
	Cornish and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,925Highest 37% below ME	$1,449Lowest 52% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4%	75%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Castle Hill and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.3%Highest ME: 10.7%	4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	94.3%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME	1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 29% above ME	19 minLowest 24% below ME
Work from home	7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9%	10.3%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9%
	Castle Hill and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME 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.