Compare towns
Keene vs Alstead vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Keene has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Alstead has the oldest population (median age 56).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
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 | Keene | Alstead | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
1,551 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Alstead and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Roxbury and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8 NH: 6% |
| Keene and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8kHighest 21% below NH |
$64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$69,226±$14k 30% below NH |
| Keene and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$323,100±$219kHighest 20% below NH |
| Roxbury and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68 10% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Highest about the NH average |
$5,322Lowest 20% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
76% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Keene and Alstead 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 | #81 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Keene School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Keene High School | None in town | — |
| 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.