Compare towns
Keene vs Hooksett vs Lebanon
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 affordable homes ($253k median).
Hooksett has the most homeowners (80.6%).
Lebanon has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Hooksett | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
15,057 |
14,999Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
41.3±1.5Highest 5% below NH |
38.9±3.1 10% below NH |
| Hooksett and Lebanon 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% |
17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Lebanon 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% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lebanon 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% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$98,147±$10k about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Lebanon 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 |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$385,400±$29k 4% below NH |
| Hooksett and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
| Lebanon and Hooksett 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 |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
$8,149Highest 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Keene and Lebanon 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% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1% NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 36% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Keene School District | Hooksett School District | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | Keene High School | None in town | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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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.