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Keene vs Mount Tabor vs Roxbury
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 most people working from home (15.6%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Roxbury has the most kids (14.7% under 18).
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 | Mount Tabor | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
304 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 3% below U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Roxbury and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Keene and Roxbury 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 |
— | $69,226±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Keene and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$323,100±$219k about the U.S. average |
| Mount Tabor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68Lowest 5% below U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Highest 118% above U.S. |
$5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$5,787 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Keene and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Keene and Mount Tabor 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 History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.