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Keene vs Campton vs Bow
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 renters (44.9% rent).
Campton has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Campton | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
3,407Lowest |
8,335 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.3% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
49.2±3.7Highest 14% above NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±6.8 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Campton 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% |
23.2%±10.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Campton 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
51.2% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.2 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$118,870±$21k 20% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$356,300±$38k 11% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
— | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
| Bow and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812 about the NH average |
$6,028Lowest 10% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
72.6%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Campton 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% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
23 min 13% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
28.3%±10.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Campton and Bow 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 | #68 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Keene School District | Campton School District | Bow School District |
| High school in town | Keene High School | None in town | Bow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.