Keene
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About Keene
City in Texas, United StatesKeene is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,387 in 2020.
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Housing in Keene
The typical Keene home is worth about $254,000, down 2.2% in a year, 15% below the Texas typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in Keene
Safety Grade B+
Keene reports less crime per resident than 72% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Keene
Full picture →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.
Health in Keene
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 36% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 71% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Keene
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Keene
Full climate →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.
Schools in Keene
All Keene schools →School Grade B-
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.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
Keene is a college town
Colleges →of Keene’s residents are enrolled in college. Southwestern Adventist University has about 675 students on campus.
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