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Cornish vs Washington 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).
Washington has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).

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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.

MeasureCornishWashingtonCornish
People
Population
1,803Highest
1,208
1,024Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39±8.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
55±4.7Highest
41% above U.S.
39.2±13.3
about the U.S. average
Washington 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%
13.8%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
10.5%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cornish and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.4%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
29%±3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.2%±6.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21%
U.S.: 35.7%
32%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%
4.6%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Washington 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±$4k
14% below U.S.
$89,453±$12kHighest
11% above U.S.
$68,686±$2kLowest
15% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$274,200±$84kLowest
18% below U.S.
$358,600±$32kHighest
8% above U.S.
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Washington and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,196±$148Highest
15% below U.S.
$1,106±$160Lowest
22% below U.S.
$1,135±$141
20% below U.S.
Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,309
26% below U.S.
$4,321Highest
39% above U.S.
$1,925Lowest
38% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.8%±17.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±88.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31%±22.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornish 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%
8.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minLowest
18% above U.S.
36 minHighest
34% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
Work from home
8.5%±2.4
U.S.: 15.1%
14.9%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.4%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Washington and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Washington 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.