What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).

Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% under 18).

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	Palmyra
People
Population	1,024Lowest	2,209Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-3.1% ME: +2.6%
Median age	39.2±13.3Highest 13% below ME	37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME
	Cornish and Palmyra 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%	29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1%
Age 65+	15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4%	16.7%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4%
	Palmyra 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%Highest ME: 36.2%	13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	4%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8%
	Palmyra 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±$2kHighest 8% below ME	$60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME
	Cornish and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$154,900±$34k 48% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average	$733±$119Lowest 36% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,925Highest 37% below ME	$1,614Lowest 47% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4%	47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4%
	Palmyra and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%	9.1%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	82.6%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME	1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 29% above ME	21 minLowest 14% below ME
Work from home	7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9%	7.5%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9%
	Palmyra 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.