Compare towns
Keene vs Warner vs Wilton
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).
Warner has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
Wilton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Warner | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,939Highest |
2,959Lowest |
3,960 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
46.8±5.2Highest 8% above NH |
| Wilton and Warner 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% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Warner 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% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
22%±6.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilton and Warner 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% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
36.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$114,349±$21kHighest 15% above NH |
| Wilton and Warner 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 |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$381,500±$23kHighest 5% below NH |
| Wilton and Warner 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 |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,382±$70Highest 7% below NH |
| Wilton and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,812Lowest about the NH average |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$7,612 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±6.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
47.1%±39.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Wilton 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
77%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±5.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Wilton and Warner 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 | — | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Keene School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Keene High School | None in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
— | 9.1Lowest |
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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.