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Country around Keene is a rural area of about 450 people in Essex County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Burlington, VT and 181 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $590k and rent runs about $2k a month.
450people
$590kTypical home
$1,713/moRent
78° / 27°Summer / winter
86"Snow
182Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 450 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Hartford, CT
- 32 mi to Burlington, VT
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $590k (≈$3,723/mo)
- Median rent $1,713/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 14% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SLK airport
- 105 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 919 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.