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Keene vs Newfields vs Kingston
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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Kingston has the oldest population (median age 55.5).
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 | Newfields | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
2,023Lowest |
6,275 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
55.5±5.7Highest 28% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.7%±6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Kingston 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% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
3.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Keene and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$105,330±$12k 6% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$492,900±$58k 22% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,393±$156 7% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,906 19% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.9%±46.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Kingston 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% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.7%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 120 in NH | — | #78 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Keene School District | Newfields School District | Sanborn Regional School District |
| High school in town | Keene High School | None in town | Sanborn Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
— | 12.9Highest |
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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.