New Hampshire · Census place 39300
Keene city, NH
Quick answer
Keene city has 22,923 residents, ranking #6 of 100 places in New Hampshire. Median household income is $78,183, the median home is worth $232,500 and median gross rent runs $1,275 a month.
- Population
- 22,923Keene city residents
- Median household income
- $78,183Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $232,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,275Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Keene city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Keene city median would spend about 19.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 50.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Hampshire.
- Concord city 44,219
- Dover city 33,070
- Rochester city 32,866
- Portsmouth city 22,332
- Derry CDP 21,668
- Laconia city 16,982
- Lebanon city 14,759
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