Compare towns
Cornish vs Enfield vs Sutton
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).
Enfield has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Enfield | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
4,475Highest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3 25% above NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
48.1±4.1Lowest 11% above NH |
| Enfield 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% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton 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% |
30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
43% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Enfield 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 |
$95,474±$19k 4% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Sutton and Enfield 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 |
$390,800±$71kHighest about the NH average |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
| Enfield and Sutton 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 |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Lowest 13% below NH |
$6,203 7% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Cornish and Sutton 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% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below NH |
24 minLowest 11% below NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Cornish 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 | — | #5 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Cornish School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.