Compare towns
Cornish vs Holderness vs Kensington
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 oldest population (median age 54).
Holderness has the most renters (16.3% rent).
Kensington has the most expensive homes ($658k median).
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 | Kensington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
1,917 |
2,009Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
43.3±5.9 about the NH average |
| Cornish and Kensington 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% |
17.1%±2.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Kensington 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% |
18.8%±2.9Lowest 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
48.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Kensington and Holderness 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±$45k 9% above NH |
$165,083±$18kHighest 67% above NH |
| Kensington and Holderness 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 |
$657,700±$47kHighest 63% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Lowest 18% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,813±$627 22% above NH |
| Holderness and Kensington 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 |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$9,637Highest 45% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
24.4%±38.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Cornish and Kensington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
29 minHighest 7% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.2%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Kensington 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 | Kensington 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.