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Keene vs Rumney vs Sandwich
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Rumney has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Sandwich 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 | Rumney | Sandwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
1,458Lowest |
1,757 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
44.5±2.3 about the NH average |
63.6±2.8Highest 47% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
7%±3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Rumney and Keene 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% |
24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
46.6%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
63.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3 NH: 6% |
3.7%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
$140,694±$22kHighest 42% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
$437,700±$79kHighest 9% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68 10% below NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,679±$1kHighest 13% above NH |
| Sandwich 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 |
$4,716 29% below NH |
$4,494Lowest 33% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
56.4%±41.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Sandwich and Rumney 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% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
77.8% NH: 72.8% |
94%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1976Highest 3 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
36.1%±16.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Keene School District | Rumney School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative 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.