What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).

Cornish has the most affordable homes ($296k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Danville	Cornish
People
Population	4,531Highest	1,816Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.5%Highest NH: +4.6%	-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6%
Median age	42±4Lowest 3% below NH	54±8.3Highest 25% above NH
	Cornish and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.6%±7Highest NH: 18.2%	14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Danville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.1%±4.8Lowest NH: 20.1%	27.3%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	36.6%Lowest NH: 40.6%	40.6%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.4%±1.3 NH: 6%	1.4%±0.9 NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$115,104±$21kHighest 16% above NH	$91,821±$2kLowest 7% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$437,600±$26kHighest 9% above NH	$296,000±$69kLowest 26% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,144±$867Highest 44% above NH	$1,221±$227Lowest 18% below NH
	Danville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,504Highest 28% above NH	$5,796Lowest 13% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2%	40.5%±38.1Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Danville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	12.1%Highest NH: 7.2%	4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.4%Highest NH: 72.8%	94.1%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH	1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minHighest 30% above NH	24 minLowest 9% below NH
Work from home	13.1%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8%	12%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Danville and Cornish 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	#40 of 120 in NH	—
School district	Timberlane Regional School District	Cornish School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.