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Keene vs Brattleboro 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 highest household income ($78k).
Brattleboro has the most kids (19% under 18).
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 | Brattleboro | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
12,122 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 3% below U.S. |
45.6±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
| Brattleboro 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% |
19%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Brattleboro 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% |
25.5%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5%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% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest 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 |
$58,241±$8kLowest 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±$12kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$257,300±$18k 23% below U.S. |
$323,100±$219kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Roxbury and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68Highest 5% below U.S. |
$1,074±$58Lowest 24% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Highest 118% above U.S. |
$5,700Lowest 83% above U.S. |
$5,787 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brattleboro and Keene 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% |
17.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
19 min 28% below U.S. |
21 minHighest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brattleboro and Keene 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 | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Keene School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | Keene High School | Brattleboro Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.