Compare towns
Cornish vs Freedom vs Hampton Beach
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).
Freedom has the oldest population (median age 60.6).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Freedom | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816 |
1,494Lowest |
2,605Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4% NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Lowest 25% above NH |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
60.4±2.4 39% above NH |
| Freedom and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Freedom and Hampton Beach 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% |
39.4% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cornish and Freedom 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 |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
$82,557±$17k 17% below NH |
| Cornish and Hampton Beach 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 |
$389,000±$43k 3% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Lowest 18% below NH |
— | $1,375±$130Highest 8% below NH |
| Hampton Beach 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 |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$6,115Highest 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Hampton Beach 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% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest 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 minLowest 9% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
25 min 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6 NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cornish School District | Freedom School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.