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Keene is a small city of 22,939 people in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It's about 42 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 78 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,939people
$253kTypical home
$1,342/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
60"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,939
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 618 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Boston, MA
- 42 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,592/mo)
- Median rent $1,342/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,005 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MHT airport
- 73 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheshire County: D+10 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk