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Cornish vs Windham 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 youngest population (median age 39).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Windham | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
16,038Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.1±2.9Highest 6% above U.S. |
39.2±13.3 about the U.S. average |
| Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornish and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%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% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham 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. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$68,686±$2kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 15% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,135±$141Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 26% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Cornish 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% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Windham School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.