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Freedom vs Dummer vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Cornish has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Freedom | Dummer | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494 |
299Lowest |
1,816Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH |
54±8.3 25% above NH |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.3%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.4% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$91,821±$2kHighest 7% below NH |
| Cornish and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,000±$43kHighest 3% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$296,000±$69k 26% below NH |
| Freedom 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 |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,478 48% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,796Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the NH average |
25 min 6% below NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Freedom School District | — | Cornish School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.