Compare towns
Cornish vs Newfields vs Warner vs Lyndeborough
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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Newfields | Warner | Lyndeborough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,816 |
2,023 |
2,959Highest |
1,616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+1.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
50±3.2 15% above NH |
| Cornish and Lyndeborough 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% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Warner 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Lyndeborough 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% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Warner 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69kLowest 26% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$390,900±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227 18% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,482±$457 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Lowest 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$7,133 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough and Warner 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% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Cornish School District | Newfields School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.