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Cornish vs Dummerston vs Holbrook
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 oldest population (median age 54).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Holbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Dummerston | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
2,090 |
11,380Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
42.8±3.2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Dummerston 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% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornish and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$115,210±$14kHighest 43% above U.S. |
| Holbrook and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
$465,400±$21kHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227 14% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,094±$423Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796 86% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,105Highest 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±18.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Holbrook and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
84%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Cornish School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Holbrook |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.3 |
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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.