Compare towns
Cornish vs Franklin 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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Franklin has the most renters (35.8% 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 | Franklin | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
8,799Highest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.1% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
42.7±2Lowest about the NH average |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
| Cornish and Sutton 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% |
17.8%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.3%±3.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6% NH: 40.6% |
19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.4 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2k 7% below NH |
$71,648±$4kLowest 28% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69k 26% below NH |
$262,200±$22kLowest 35% below NH |
$362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
| Sutton 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 |
$1,110±$68Lowest 26% 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 | $5,796 13% below NH |
$4,886Lowest 27% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.8%±11.5 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Cornish and Franklin 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% |
7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% NH: 72.8% |
64.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
32 minHighest 18% above NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
8.3%±4.1Lowest 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 | — | #112 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Cornish School District | Franklin School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Franklin High School | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 16.2Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.