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Keene vs Jay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Keene has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Jay has the most kids (16% under 18).
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 | Jay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 710Lowest |
2,354Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.9±5.9Highest 51% above NY |
48.8±4.6Lowest 23% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 3.9%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 39.3%±7.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±4.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Keene and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,542±$40kHighest 9% above NY |
$72,380±$19kLowest 16% below NY |
| Keene and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $471,400±$114kHighest 11% above NY |
$196,900±$22kLowest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,575±$566Highest about the NY average |
$1,272±$366Lowest 22% below NY |
| Keene and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,714Highest 13% below NY |
$3,741Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±51.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±21.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Keene and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 26.5%±11Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.