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Mendon vs Cornwall vs Seabrook

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Cornwall has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).

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.

MeasureMendonCornwallSeabrook
People
Population
1,113Lowest
1,208
8,427Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.4±10.5
37% above U.S.
50.4±4.6Lowest
30% above U.S.
54±1.9Highest
39% above U.S.
Seabrook and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.6%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.8%±3.1
U.S.: 22%
Cornwall and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
25.7%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.5%±5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Seabrook and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
49.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
54.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
27.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cornwall and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,524±$23k
25% above U.S.
$114,583±$32kHighest
42% above U.S.
$84,349±$15kLowest
4% above U.S.
Cornwall and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$357,000±$44kLowest
7% above U.S.
$458,000±$49kHighest
38% above U.S.
$443,500±$40k
33% above U.S.
Cornwall and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,230±$651
13% below U.S.
$1,125±$206Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,542±$174Highest
9% above U.S.
Seabrook and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,342Lowest
71% above U.S.
$6,726Highest
116% above U.S.
$5,785
85% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
88.6%±42.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±65.5
U.S.: 51.1%
50.4%±10Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Mendon and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
68.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
17 minLowest
36% below U.S.
24 minHighest
11% below U.S.
21 min
21% below U.S.
Work from home
22.5%±8.9
U.S.: 15.1%
24.4%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cornwall and Mendon 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 — — #114 of 120 in NH
School district — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Seabrook School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.