Compare towns
Cornish vs Lancaster 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).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Jonesboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Lancaster | Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
8,606Highest |
570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 about the U.S. average |
43.1±4.9Highest 11% above U.S. |
38.3±13Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Lancaster 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% |
19.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Lancaster and Jonesboro 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% |
19.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lancaster and Jonesboro 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% |
50.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lancaster 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. |
$134,833±$27kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$63,750±$14kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $519,100±$60kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$151,400±$75kLowest 54% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 20% below U.S. |
$2,338±$539Highest 65% above U.S. |
$1,081±$145Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 38% below U.S. |
$7,235Highest 132% above U.S. |
$1,253Lowest 60% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.3%±36.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±32.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lancaster 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% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.6%±9.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #145 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Nashoba | Jonesboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.