Compare towns
Keene vs Hampton Falls vs Bow vs Roxbury
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).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).
Bow has the most kids (25% 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 | Hampton Falls | Bow | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
2,328 |
8,335 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Hampton Falls 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 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Hampton Falls 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% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% NH: 40.6% |
54.5% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8 NH: 6% |
| 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±$8k 21% below NH |
$166,157±$14k 68% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Bow and Hampton Falls 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 |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
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| Hampton Falls and Bow 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Keene and Bow 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% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
21 min 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Hampton Falls 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Keene School District | Hampton Falls 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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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.