Compare towns
Surry vs Keene vs Stoddard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has the most kids (20.8% under 18).
Keene has the most renters (44.9% rent).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
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 | Surry | Keene | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,052Lowest |
22,939Highest |
1,072 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±5.1 3% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
| Stoddard and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Surry and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Stoddard and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±6.6 NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Keene and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
| Surry and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
| Surry and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
$1,342±$68 10% below NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,384 4% below NH |
$6,812Highest about the NH average |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Stoddard and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 18% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Keene 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 | Stoddard School District |
| High school in town | — | Keene High School | None in town |
| 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.