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Keene vs Mont Vernon vs Hooksett
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).
Mont Vernon has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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 | Mont Vernon | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
2,636Lowest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
42.9±2.8Highest about the NH average |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
| Mont Vernon and Hooksett 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% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Keene and Hooksett 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% |
50.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$526,300±$39kHighest 31% above NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68 10% below NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812 about the NH average |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Keene 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% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Keene School District | Mont Vernon School District | Hooksett 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.