Population
6,691
+4.6% since 2010
Typical home
$254K
−2.2% in a year
Household income
$52K
median
Jobs based here
1,293
A commuter town
What makes Keene stand out The 3 things Keene does most differently from other towns.
College town
11% of Keene is in college
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Housing
A typical Keene home is worth about $254K The typical Keene home is worth about $254,000, down 2.2% in a year, 15% below the Texas typical home.
$254K Zillow home value
Typical home value Keene $254K
Texas $299K
Market temperature
Buyer’s market A balanced market Buyer’s Seller’s −2.2%
value change, 1 year
Health
Healthier than 36% of U.S. towns Keene beats the Texas average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
C+ Health Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
What stands out Keene TX More older adults who have lost all their teeth 16.9% 12.5% More adults with COPD 7% 5.7% More adults with heart disease 6.4% 5.6%
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne
8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
54th
percentile among TX towns
Schools
Keene’s public schools outperform 47% of Texas districts The public schools Keene’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B− School Grade
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Keene Most working residents leave Keene for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Worth (17%), Cleburne (15%) and Dallas (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
4% work in town
Where working residents work In Keene 4%
Fort Worth 17%
Cleburne 15%
Dallas 6%
Burleson 5%
23 mi
median commute distance
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Safety
Less crime per resident than 72% of U.S. towns Keene reports less crime per resident than 72% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
B+ Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Keene 1.1
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Keene 5
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
72nd
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
77th
percentile among TX towns
8
violent crimes reported in 2025
35
property crimes reported in 2025
Natural hazards
Low risk, with tornadoes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.
28 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28 Low risk Lower Higher Tornadoes Inland flooding Cold waves
2
paid flood claims since 2006
2
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Keene has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
95° summer high
Typical low → high °F Winter 38–59°
Spring 55–76°
Summer 73–94°
Fall 56–78°
Nov 12
typical first frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Outdoors
2% of Keene is conserved land 2.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
2% conserved
2%
conserved · 67 of 3,385 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Elisa Carver Park 0.9 mi 16 2. Callicott Student Park 0.6 mi 50
A commuter town 96% of working residents leave Keene for work Where Keene’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
17% → Fort Worth Fort Worth 17%
15% → Cleburne Cleburne 15%
6% → Dallas Dallas 6%
5% → Burleson Burleson 5%
4% → Arlington Arlington 4%
3% → Joshua Joshua 3%
Keene · 4% stay
1,293 jobs based in Keene
4% of working residents work in town
23 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Keene?
Census LEHD 2023
2007 · Keene Adventist Elementary School · Wikimedia Commons
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Keene is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,387 in 2020.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Population 6,387
Area 5.0 sq mi
Elevation 892 ft
ZIP code 76059
Area code 817 
