Compare towns
Cornish vs Claremont vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Claremont has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k 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 | Claremont | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
13,078Highest |
2,682 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3% NH: +4.6% |
-5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
42.6±3.5Lowest about the NH average |
53.9±3.6 24% above NH |
| Cornish and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Claremont and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Gorham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.7% NH: 40.6% |
20.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.2 NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2kHighest 7% below NH |
$59,096±$8kLowest 40% below NH |
$61,275±$7k 38% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69kHighest 26% below NH |
$204,600±$17k 49% below NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Highest 18% below NH |
$1,146±$83 23% below NH |
$838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
| Cornish and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 13% below NH |
$5,774 13% below NH |
$4,334Lowest 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.6%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Claremont and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
13.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
57.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
71.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1957Lowest 22 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 9% below NH |
24 min 9% below NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.6%±2.9 NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Cornish and Claremont 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 | — | #103 of 120 in NH | #57 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Cornish School District | Claremont School District | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Stevens High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.