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Keene vs Barnet vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Keene has the most renters (44.9% rent).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($323k 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 | Keene | Barnet | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
61Lowest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 3% below U.S. |
62.2±45.8Highest 60% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
| Barnet and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
31.1%±29.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Barnet and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
36.1%±44.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Barnet and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±23.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 about the U.S. average |
$57,917±$16kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$69,226±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| 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±$12k 24% below U.S. |
$204,200±$38kLowest 39% below U.S. |
$323,100±$219kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Roxbury and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68 5% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Highest 118% above U.S. |
$2,950Lowest 5% below U.S. |
$5,787 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
— | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Keene and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
47.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
— | 21 minHighest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
55%±29Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Keene School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Keene High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
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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.