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Cornish vs Cornish vs Hampton Falls
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).
Cornish has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Hampton Falls has the most people working from home (21.8%).
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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 | Hampton Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,803 |
2,328Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 about the U.S. average |
39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
49.5±7.3Highest 27% above U.S. |
| Hampton Falls 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% |
19.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampton Falls 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% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton Falls 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% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hampton Falls 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±$2kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$69,038±$4k 14% below U.S. |
$166,157±$14kHighest 106% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $274,200±$84kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$772,600±$76kHighest 132% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,196±$148 15% below U.S. |
$1,852±$475Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$2,309 26% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornish 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest 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% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 18% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Hampton Falls School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.