Compare towns
Keene vs Sunapee vs Roxbury
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 people working from home (15.6%).
Sunapee has the oldest population (median age 56.7).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
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 | Sunapee | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
3,416 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Sunapee 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 NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| 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 NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8 NH: 6% |
| 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±$8k 21% below NH |
$101,393±$20kHighest about the NH average |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Sunapee and Keene 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 |
$393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Sunapee 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 10% below NH |
$1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
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| Sunapee 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 |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Keene and Sunapee 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% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
75.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Keene and Sunapee 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 | #14 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Keene School District | Sunapee School District | — |
| High school in town | Keene High School | Sunapee Sr. High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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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.