Compare towns
Marlow vs Cornish vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marlow has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Cornish has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Marlow | Cornish | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 855Lowest |
1,816 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 52.8±11.7 22% above NH |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Cornish and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Marlow and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±5.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
27.3%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Marlow and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.6% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2 NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,455±$12kHighest 12% above NH |
$91,821±$2kLowest 7% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Marlow and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,400±$49k 19% below NH |
$296,000±$69kLowest 26% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Warner and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$160Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,221±$227Highest 18% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Cornish and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,826 13% below NH |
$5,796Lowest 13% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.2%±95.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.6% NH: 72.8% |
94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 31% above NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 0.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Marlow School District | Cornish School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None 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.