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Cornish vs Clarendon vs Croydon
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 people working from home (12%).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Croydon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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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.
| Measure | Cornish | Clarendon | Croydon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816 |
2,460Highest |
798Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
52.3±4.1 34% above U.S. |
43±9.1Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
19%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Croydon and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.4%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Croydon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2k 14% above U.S. |
$59,609±$12kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$98,333±$21kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Croydon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69k 11% below U.S. |
$220,900±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$317,300±$33kHighest 5% below U.S. |
| Croydon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Highest 14% below U.S. |
$1,096±$305 22% below U.S. |
$991±$336Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
$3,740Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$3,806 22% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.4%±27.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Clarendon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.3%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cornish and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cornish School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Croydon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.