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Cornish vs Cornish vs Sutton
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 youngest population (median age 39).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Cornish | Cornish | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,803 |
9,452Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 about the U.S. average |
39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.3±2.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Sutton 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% |
19.6%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton 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% |
18.8%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sutton 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% |
52.8%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% |
3.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton 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. |
$147,125±$25kHighest 82% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $274,200±$84kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$523,100±$47kHighest 57% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,196±$148Highest 15% below U.S. |
$1,190±$401 16% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$2,309 26% below U.S. |
$6,763Highest 117% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.5%±24.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornish and Sutton 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% |
5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7%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 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Sutton |
| High school in town | — | — | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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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.