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Cornish vs Warner 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).

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.

MeasureCornishWarnerBaldwin
People
Population
1,803
2,959Highest
1,170Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39±8.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
50.6±4.6Highest
30% above U.S.
Baldwin and Warner 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%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
12.1%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cornish and Warner 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%
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
27.7%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$69,038±$4k
14% below U.S.
$94,022±$18kHighest
16% above U.S.
$68,045±$8kLowest
16% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$274,200±$84k
18% below U.S.
$353,100±$22kHighest
6% above U.S.
$263,200±$38kLowest
21% below U.S.
Warner and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,196±$148Lowest
15% below U.S.
$1,219±$123Highest
14% below U.S.
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Warner 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.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$2,540
19% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.8%±17.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
16.7%±42.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornish and Warner 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%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minLowest
18% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
32 minHighest
23% above U.S.
Work from home
8.5%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.8%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
Warner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.