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Cornish vs Sturbridge vs Levant
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%).
Sturbridge has the most people working from home (19.8%).
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k 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 | Sturbridge | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
9,960Highest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
47.2±2.6Highest 21% above U.S. |
39.7±2.2 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Sturbridge 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% |
19.8%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sturbridge 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% |
49.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sturbridge 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. |
$136,759±$15kHighest 69% above U.S. |
$86,071±$22k 7% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 18% below U.S. |
$425,800±$18kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$268,500±$27kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 15% below U.S. |
$1,193±$398Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,370±$120Highest 3% below U.S. |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$6,520Highest 109% above U.S. |
$2,580 17% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42%±17.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±14 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% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 18% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 43% above U.S. |
31 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #89 of 282 in MA | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Sturbridge · Tantasqua | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7 |
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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.