Compare towns
Keene vs Springfield vs Surry
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).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Springfield | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
1,122 |
1,052Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
44.7±5.1 3% above NH |
| Springfield and Surry 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% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Surry and Springfield 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% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Surry and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
31.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6 NH: 6% |
| Keene and Surry 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 |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
| Surry and Springfield 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 |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
$331,400±$23k 18% below NH |
| Springfield and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$68 10% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Highest about the NH average |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,384 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Keene and Surry 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% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
22 min 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Surry 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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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.