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Cornish vs Dummer vs Freedom
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 the shortest commute (24 min average).
Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Dummer | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Highest |
299Lowest |
1,494 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3 25% above NH |
53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
| Freedom and Cornish 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% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer 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% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2kHighest 7% below NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
| Cornish and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69k 26% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$389,000±$43kHighest 3% below NH |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227 18% below NH |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 13% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$3,478 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom 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 NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cornish School District | — | Freedom School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.