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Cornish vs Dover 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).
Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
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 | Dover | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
33,364Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5 about the U.S. average |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
39.2±13.3Highest 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% |
16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Cornish and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornish and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
52%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 14% below U.S. |
$94,829±$7kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$68,686±$2kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$436,700±$20kHighest 31% above U.S. |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 15% below U.S. |
$1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
$1,135±$141Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 26% below U.S. |
$8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
31%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornish and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Dover School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Dover Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.