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Cornish vs Dunbarton vs Epping vs Tuftonboro
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 affordable homes ($296k median).
Dunbarton has the highest household income ($124k).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Tuftonboro has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
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 | Dunbarton | Epping | Tuftonboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
3,097 |
7,430Highest |
2,569 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
48±3.7 11% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
51.9±7.5 20% above NH |
| Cornish and Tuftonboro 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% |
19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Dunbarton and Epping 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% |
20.4%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±6.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Tuftonboro 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% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9 NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
0.8%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2kLowest 7% below NH |
$124,348±$21kHighest 26% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$100,574±$16k about the NH average |
| Dunbarton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69kLowest 26% below NH |
$484,100±$33kHighest 20% above NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$462,300±$46k 15% above NH |
| Dunbarton and Tuftonboro 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 |
$1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,311±$358 12% below NH |
| Epping and Tuftonboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796 13% below NH |
$8,233Highest 23% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$3,004Lowest 55% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
6.5%±28.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.3%±8.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Tuftonboro 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 | — | #33 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Cornish School District | Dunbarton School District | Epping School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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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.