Rankings · How Keene ranks in TX
Keene ranks #83 in Texas for safety
Keene is ranked on 35 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
35
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #83 safest
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 16% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Keene does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Keene marked.
At a glance
Keene lands in the top half on 12 of 23 lists
Each dot is Keene’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Keene does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#84/535 SafetySafety →
Safest#83/470 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#157/652Closest to a top hospital#213/632Fewest smokers#309/652Most active#319/652Healthiest#319/651Fewest uninsured#344/652Lowest depression#383/652 Cost of livingHousing →
Cheapest rent#171/624Lowest property tax#287/647Rent easiest to afford#89/180Most affordable#333/651 People
Most educated#316/653 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#362/653 What kind of place
Fewer homes per newcomer than 81% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Keene’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 81% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
4.1 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Shorter growing season than 77% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
240 days between frosts
More year-round than 76% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 69% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
33.7 median age
Steadier prices than 66% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+44.1% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer kids than 64% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.3% of residents are under 18
Colder winters than 63% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
35.7° January low
More seniors than 61% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 51% of TX towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 50% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.0° July high
Next door
Keene out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.