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Cornish vs Freedom vs Baldwin
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).
Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
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 | Freedom | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,494 |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
60.6±3.2Highest 56% above U.S. |
50.6±4.6 30% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.9%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
12.1%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
40.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.7%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Baldwin 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±$4kHighest 14% below U.S. |
$66,136±$14kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$68,045±$8k 16% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 18% below U.S. |
$389,000±$43kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$263,200±$38kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Freedom 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. |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$3,478Highest 12% above U.S. |
$2,540 19% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
79.6%±75Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freedom and Cornish 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% |
15%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Freedom and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Freedom School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.