Compare towns
Enfield vs Keene vs Enfield vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the most expensive homes ($391k median).
Keene has the most renters (44.9% rent).
Enfield has the highest household income ($99k).
Grafton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Enfield | Keene | Enfield | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,475 |
22,939Highest |
1,994 |
1,354Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5% NH: +4.6% |
+2% NH: +4.6% |
+3.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
58.1±20 34% above NH |
43.1±10.6 about the NH average |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
11.5%±8.8 NH: 18.2% |
21%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.8%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
21%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43% NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.1% NH: 40.6% |
24.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
5.5%±7.3 NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Keene and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19k 4% below NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$99,330±$21kHighest about the NH average |
$81,563±$22k 18% below NH |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71kHighest about the NH average |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$277,900±$56k 31% below NH |
$267,300±$23k 34% below NH |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,342±$68Highest 10% below NH |
— | $1,243±$163 17% below NH |
| Keene and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203 7% below NH |
$6,812Highest about the NH average |
$4,779Lowest 28% below NH |
$5,239 21% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7 NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.6%±17.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±34.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Keene and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.6% NH: 7.2% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
23.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
70.5% NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
22 min 19% below NH |
43 minHighest 62% above NH |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
10.6%±9.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Grafton and Keene 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 | #5 of 120 in NH | #81 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Keene School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Keene High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
— | — |
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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.