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Keene vs Greenland vs White River Junction
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 affordable homes ($253k median).
Greenland has the most expensive homes ($663k median).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
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 | Greenland | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
4,106 |
3,364Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3 3% below U.S. |
48.4±7.7Highest 24% above U.S. |
33.7±3.2Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Greenland and White River Junction 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% |
28.9%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8k about the U.S. average |
$162,837±$11kHighest 102% above U.S. |
$77,168±$4kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$662,800±$42kHighest 99% above U.S. |
$278,800±$78k 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68 5% below U.S. |
$2,331±$363Highest 65% above U.S. |
$1,222±$216Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812 118% above U.S. |
$7,420Highest 138% above U.S. |
$5,651Lowest 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
77.3%±44.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Greenland 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% |
0.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
43.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 35% below U.S. |
21 minHighest 22% below U.S. |
15 minLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.2%±7.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.7%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Keene School District | Greenland School District | — |
| High school in town | Keene High School | None in town | — |
| 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.