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Keene vs Johnson vs St. Albans
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 highest household income ($78k).
Johnson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% 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 | Johnson | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
3,450Lowest |
6,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3 3% below U.S. |
30.9±6.5Lowest 21% below U.S. |
38.7±2Highest about the U.S. average |
| St. Albans and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Johnson and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.8%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
14.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Johnson and Keene 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 about the U.S. average |
$55,346±$14kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7k 28% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12k 24% below U.S. |
$169,400±$62kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18kHighest 21% below U.S. |
| St. Albans and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68Highest 5% below U.S. |
$948±$45Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Highest 118% above U.S. |
$3,310Lowest 6% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±20.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Johnson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Keene and St. Albans 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 | #57 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Keene School District | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | Keene High School | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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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.