Compare towns
Henniker vs Hanover vs Keene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($843k median).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Henniker | Hanover | Keene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,197Lowest |
8,479 |
22,939Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 31.1±6.1 28% below NH |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
37.6±2.3Highest 13% below NH |
| Keene and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Henniker and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Keene and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 27%±6.5 NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,206±$21k 4% below NH |
$153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,700±$49k 11% below NH |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,342±$68 10% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,877 33% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,812Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±22.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 5 yrs older than NH |
1974Highest 5 yrs older than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minHighest 24% below NH |
19 min 29% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #56 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #81 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Henniker 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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| 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.