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Cornish vs Cornish vs Cornish
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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Cornish has the most people working from home (12%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,816Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
39.2±13.3 about the U.S. average |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.4%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 14% below U.S. |
$91,821±$2kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$68,686±$2kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$296,000±$69kHighest 11% below U.S. |
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| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 15% below U.S. |
$1,221±$227Highest 14% below U.S. |
$1,135±$141Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 26% below U.S. |
$5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
$1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.5%±38.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
31%±22.9Lowest 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 | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Cornish School District | — |
| High school 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.