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Sullivan vs Colebrook vs Keene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sullivan has the highest household income ($107k).
Colebrook has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Keene has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Sullivan | Colebrook | Keene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 687Lowest |
1,988 |
22,939Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% NH: +4.6% |
-9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.5 8% above NH |
53.7±4.9Highest 24% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
| Colebrook and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±5Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Sullivan and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Colebrook and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% NH: 40.6% |
16.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$51,159±$6kLowest 48% below NH |
$78,445±$8k 21% below NH |
| Sullivan and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,500±$29k 41% below NH |
$192,200±$59kLowest 52% below NH |
$252,500±$12kHighest 37% below NH |
| Keene and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$275 18% below NH |
$750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,342±$68Highest 10% below NH |
| Keene and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 24% below NH |
$4,350Lowest 35% below NH |
$6,812Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±84.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.3%±19.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Colebrook and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.4% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest same as NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above NH |
21 min 21% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
5.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #81 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Colebrook School District | Keene School District |
| High school in town | — | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | Keene High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.4Lowest |
12.3Highest |
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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.