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Keene vs Bath vs Eliot
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Bath | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
8,815 |
7,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 3% below U.S. |
45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Bath 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% |
15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Eliot and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8k about the U.S. average |
$69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$310,900±$30k 7% below U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68 5% below U.S. |
$1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Highest 118% above U.S. |
$3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Bath 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% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
23 min 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bath and Eliot 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Keene School District | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Keene High School | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.