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Hancock vs Cornish vs Newbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (14.4% rent).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Newbury has the most people working from home (20.1%).
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 | Hancock | Cornish | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,791Lowest |
1,816 |
2,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.8±4.5 24% above NH |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
53.3±3.6Lowest 23% above NH |
| Cornish and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±2.2 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±2.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
27.3%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hancock and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
53% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
| Hancock and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,208±$15k 4% below NH |
$91,821±$2kLowest 7% below NH |
$116,477±$18kHighest 18% above NH |
| Newbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$22k 8% above NH |
$296,000±$69kLowest 26% below NH |
$463,400±$36kHighest 15% above NH |
| Newbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$650Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,221±$227Highest 18% below NH |
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| Cornish and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,884Highest 3% above NH |
$5,796 13% below NH |
$5,695Lowest 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.4%±55.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
50%±24.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Newbury and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 24% above NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.1%±7.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Cornish 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.