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Greenland vs Keene vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
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 | Greenland | Keene | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,106Lowest |
22,939Highest |
16,151 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,420 11% above NH |
$6,812Lowest about the NH average |
$8,814Highest 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 23% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
25 minHighest 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 120 in NH | #81 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Greenland School District | Keene School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Keene High School | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.