Compare towns
Cornish vs Warner vs Windsor
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).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
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 | Warner | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816 |
2,959Highest |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Cornish and Warner 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% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor 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% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Warner 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% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Windsor 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 |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
| Windsor and Warner 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 |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
$337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
| Warner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Highest 18% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
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| Cornish and Warner 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 |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Warner 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cornish School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school 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.