Compare towns
Cornish vs Holderness vs Fitzwilliam
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Holderness has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Fitzwilliam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
1,917 |
2,278Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
49.2±4.2 14% above NH |
| Cornish and Fitzwilliam 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% |
14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Fitzwilliam and Holderness 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% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
27%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Holderness 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% NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2%±0.8 NH: 6% |
| Holderness and Fitzwilliam 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 |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
$100,735±$11k about the NH average |
| Holderness and Fitzwilliam 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±$60kHighest 10% below NH |
$305,900±$34k 24% below NH |
| Holderness and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Lowest 18% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 13% below NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$5,173 22% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±51.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fitzwilliam and Cornish 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% |
9.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
39 minHighest 48% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Fitzwilliam and Cornish 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 | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | None 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.