Keene.
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New Hampshire·Cheshire County
5 tracts·23K people·$253K median·618/mi²
White 91 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 2 · Black 2 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 39 · Living alone 37 · Other 24
Health 34 · Professional 18 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 23 · Service 18 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 15 · Walk 7 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Keene is $252,500 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Keene has 22,939 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.6; the population is 91.4% White, 4.0% Multiracial, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Black, 0.7% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 44.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.1% (Census ACS).
Symonds Elementary School (62%), Fuller Elementary School (50%) and Franklin Elementary School (39%) lead the elementary schools; Keene Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (34%); Gathering Waters Charter School (H) (44%) and Keene High School (28%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,342/month, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Keene is $78,445 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Keene, median rent is $1,342/month and the median home value is $252,500 (Census ACS).
Keene reported 1.6 violent crimes and 24.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 15°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 61 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Keene are lightning (94), landslide (82) and inland flooding (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Keene, 6.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).