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Springfield vs Cornish vs Webster plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most kids (18.1% under 18).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($296k median).
Webster plantation has the most people working from home (31.4%).
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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.
| Measure | Springfield | Cornish | Webster plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310 |
1,816Highest |
85Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 52.4±7 35% above U.S. |
54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
48.4±11.5Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.4%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
3.5%±34.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Springfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.1%±39.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornish and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
8.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
15.3%±28.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster plantation and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$91,821±$2kHighest 14% above U.S. |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28k 63% below U.S. |
$296,000±$69kHighest 11% below U.S. |
$75,800±$66kLowest 77% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,221±$227 14% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067 66% below U.S. |
$5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
$367Lowest 88% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 40.5%±38.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
31.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.4%±29.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Webster plantation 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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| Old photos in History | 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.