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Newcomb vs Minerva vs Keene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcomb has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Minerva has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Keene has the most people working from home (26.5%).
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 | Newcomb | Minerva | Keene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 490Lowest |
836Highest |
710 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.1±10.1 48% above NY |
56.2±5.7Lowest 41% above NY |
59.9±5.9Highest 51% above NY |
| Keene and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.4%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
10.3%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Minerva and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±6.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
35.8%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
39.3%±7.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Keene and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% NY: 40.2% |
28.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
55.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2 NY: 7% |
2%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$67,303±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$93,542±$40k 9% above NY |
| Newcomb and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,800±$47k 40% below NY |
$171,800±$22kLowest 59% below NY |
$471,400±$114kHighest 11% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $784±$102Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,575±$566Highest about the NY average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
$2,608 60% below NY |
$5,714Highest 13% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
25.7%±74.4 NY: 52.1% |
36.4%±51.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Keene and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
3.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88% NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 10.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.6%±7.9 NY: 14.9% |
26.5%±11Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Keene and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.