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Guildhall vs Cornish vs Sudbury

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Cornish has the oldest population (median age 54).
Sudbury has the most people working from home (13.2%).

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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.

MeasureGuildhallCornishSudbury
People
Population
371Lowest
1,816Highest
679
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±7.8Lowest
10% above U.S.
54±8.3Highest
39% above U.S.
45.4±4.9
17% above U.S.
Cornish and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.4%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±7.1
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.8%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Cornish and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sudbury and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$91,821±$2kLowest
14% above U.S.
$100,208±$33k
24% above U.S.
Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$296,000±$69kLowest
11% below U.S.
$338,500±$49kHighest
about the U.S. average
Sudbury and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,221±$227Highest
14% below U.S.
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Cornish and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625
48% above U.S.
$5,796Highest
86% above U.S.
$4,205Lowest
35% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
40.5%±38.1
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
24 minLowest
8% below U.S.
50 minHighest
89% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
13.2%±9.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sudbury 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 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.