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Newfields vs Keene vs Nashua
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Nashua has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Newfields | Keene | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
22,939 |
91,294Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
40±1.3 8% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±1.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1 NH: 20.1% |
| Keene and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.1% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
5%±0.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Keene and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$96,326±$5k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$403,900±$11k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$1,737±$41 16% above NH |
| Newfields and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,812 about the NH average |
$6,799Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Nashua and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
55.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #81 of 120 in NH | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Keene School District | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Keene High School | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.