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Cornish vs Cornish vs Epping vs Jonesboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Jonesboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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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.
| Measure | Cornish | Cornish | Epping | Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
1,803 |
7,430Highest |
570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 about the U.S. average |
39±8.5 about the U.S. average |
45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
38.3±13Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Epping 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Epping 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
21% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 15% below U.S. |
$69,038±$4k 14% below U.S. |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$63,750±$14kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $274,200±$84k 18% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$151,400±$75kLowest 54% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 20% below U.S. |
$1,196±$148 15% below U.S. |
$1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,081±$145Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Epping and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 38% below U.S. |
$2,309 26% below U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$1,253Lowest 60% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±17.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±32.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Jonesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | — | Epping School District | Jonesboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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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.