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Cornish vs Levant vs Plainfield
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Levant | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
3,069Highest |
2,522 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 about the U.S. average |
39.7±2.2Highest about the U.S. average |
38.9±6.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Levant 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% |
18.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainfield and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield 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±$4kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$86,071±$22k 7% above U.S. |
$122,656±$13kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 18% below U.S. |
$268,500±$27kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$442,400±$47kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,370±$120 3% below U.S. |
$1,674±$181Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$2,580 17% below U.S. |
$7,904Highest 153% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±14 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±23.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornish and Levant 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% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #124 of 133 in ME | #19 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Plainfield School District |
| 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.