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Keene vs Hart's Location
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 kids (14.1% under 18).
Hart's Location has the most homeowners (100%).
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 | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Keene and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Keene and Hart's Location 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 21% below NH |
$78,182±$73kLowest 21% below NH |
| Keene and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12kHighest 37% below NH |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68 10% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812 about the NH average |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1974Highest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 36% below NH |
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| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Keene and Hart's Location 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 | — |
| School district | Keene School District | — |
| High school in town | Keene High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.