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Springfield vs Keene vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Keene has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Wilmot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | Springfield | Keene | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,122Lowest |
22,939Highest |
1,487 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.1% NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$399,600±$43kHighest about the NH average |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,342±$68Highest 10% below NH |
$1,125±$289 25% below NH |
| Keene and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,812Highest about the NH average |
$6,651 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Keene and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Wilmot and Springfield 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 | — |
| School district | — | Keene School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Keene High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.