Compare towns
Cornish vs Holderness vs Bridgewater
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 people working from home (12%).
Holderness has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
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 | Holderness | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816 |
1,917Highest |
1,169Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3 25% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
| Bridgewater 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% |
14.7%±9.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Holderness and Cornish 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% |
31.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bridgewater and Holderness 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% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Holderness and Cornish 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 |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
$82,361±$9kLowest 17% below NH |
| Holderness and Cornish 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 |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
$398,600±$65kHighest about the NH average |
| Bridgewater and Holderness 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 |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 13% below NH |
$3,923 41% below NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Cornish and Bridgewater 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% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.7% NH: 72.8% |
79.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Cornish and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cornish School District | Holderness School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.