Compare towns
Keene vs Marlborough vs Westmoreland
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).
Marlborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Westmoreland has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Marlborough | Westmoreland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
2,207Lowest |
2,237 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
46±9.2 6% above NH |
55.3±2.2Highest 28% above NH |
| Westmoreland and Marlborough 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% |
23.5%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Marlborough and Westmoreland 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% |
23.7%±1.7 NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% NH: 40.6% |
39.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8k 21% below NH |
$69,032±$9kLowest 30% below NH |
$104,444±$28kHighest 5% above NH |
| Westmoreland and Keene 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 |
$267,200±$35k 34% below NH |
$351,800±$12kHighest 13% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68 10% below NH |
$1,133±$323Lowest 24% below NH |
$1,354±$280Highest 9% below NH |
| Westmoreland and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Highest about the NH average |
$6,362Lowest 5% below NH |
$6,643 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±25.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.5%±23.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Marlborough and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1% NH: 7.2% |
13.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
68.1% NH: 72.8% |
89.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1976Highest 3 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
21 min 21% below NH |
23 minHighest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.3%±6.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Keene and Westmoreland 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 | Marlborough School District | Westmoreland School District |
| High school in town | Keene High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
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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.