Compare towns
Cornish vs Dummer vs Landaff
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 most people working from home (12%).
Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Landaff has the oldest population (median age 56.4).
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 | Landaff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Highest |
299Lowest |
420 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NH: +4.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 54±8.3 25% above NH |
53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH |
56.4±5.2Highest 30% above NH |
| Landaff and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.2%±5.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Landaff 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% |
28.8%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Landaff 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% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
26.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Landaff 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±$2kHighest 7% below NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$87,500±$26kLowest 12% 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±$69kHighest 26% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$279,300±$20k 31% below NH |
| Cornish and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Lowest 18% below NH |
— | $1,375±$707Highest 8% below NH |
| Landaff and Cornish 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 |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$4,813 28% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Landaff 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%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Cornish and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cornish School District | — | Landaff 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.