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Cornwall vs Keene vs West Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Keene has the most renters (44.9% rent).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).

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.

MeasureCornwallKeeneWest Windsor
People
Population
1,208
22,939Highest
1,171Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+22.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.4±4.6
30% above U.S.
37.6±2.3Lowest
3% below U.S.
54±5.9Highest
39% above U.S.
West Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.7%±3
U.S.: 22%
14.1%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±10Highest
U.S.: 22%
West Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.7%±6.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.5%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±6.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
13.8%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,583±$32kHighest
42% above U.S.
$78,445±$8kLowest
about the U.S. average
$108,750±$18k
35% above U.S.
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$458,000±$49kHighest
38% above U.S.
$252,500±$12kLowest
24% below U.S.
$393,500±$41k
18% above U.S.
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$206
20% below U.S.
$1,342±$68Highest
5% below U.S.
$1,100±$217Lowest
22% below U.S.
Keene and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,726
116% above U.S.
$6,812Highest
118% above U.S.
$5,860Lowest
88% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.9%±65.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.5%±6.1
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornwall and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
97.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
11% below U.S.
17 minLowest
35% below U.S.
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
24.4%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.6%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.1%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #81 of 120 in NH —
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Keene School District Mount Ascutney School District #86
High school in town None in town Keene High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.3
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Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.