Compare towns
Cornish vs Rumney vs Lisbon
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 homeowners (94.1%).
Rumney has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Lisbon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Rumney | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Highest |
1,458Lowest |
1,583 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
46.4±5.7 7% above NH |
| Cornish and Lisbon 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% |
18.7%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lisbon and Rumney 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% |
24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Rumney 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% |
41.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±2.2 NH: 6% |
| Rumney and Lisbon 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 |
$79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
$65,500±$13kLowest 34% below NH |
| Cornish and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69k 26% below NH |
$309,800±$37kHighest 23% below NH |
$198,000±$19kLowest 51% below NH |
| Rumney and Cornish 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 |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,344±$303Highest 10% below NH |
| Lisbon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 13% below NH |
$4,716 29% below NH |
$4,691Lowest 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
52.9%±18.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lisbon and Rumney 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% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.8% NH: 72.8% |
74.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.3%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Rumney 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 | Rumney School District | Lisbon Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lisbon Regional School (High) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 6.4 |
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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.