Compare towns
Keene vs Grantham vs Rumney
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).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
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 | Grantham | Rumney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
3,465 |
1,458Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
44.5±2.3 about the NH average |
| Grantham and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Grantham and Rumney 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% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Rumney 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% NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$106,403±$54kHighest 7% above NH |
$79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
| Grantham and Rumney 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 |
$343,100±$39kHighest 15% below NH |
$309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
| Grantham and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68Highest 10% below NH |
— | $1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812 about the NH average |
$7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
— | 48.1%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Rumney and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
23 min 16% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
| Keene and Rumney 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 | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Keene School District | Grantham School District | Rumney School District |
| High school in town | Keene High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
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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.