Cost of Living in Keene
Keene's cost of living runs genuinely mixed: below-national housing and the most affordable rent among comparable New Hampshire towns, set against a genuinely extreme property tax rate.
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Learn moreBelow-national housing costs
Keene's cited median home price (~$339,000) runs below the ~$408,776 national median comparison figure.
The most affordable rent among comparable NH towns
Keene's average rent (~$1,797/month) ran the lowest among Hudson, Merrimack, Bedford, and Keene in this record's own direct comparison.
A genuinely extreme property tax offset
Keene's effective property tax rate (~3.31%) runs more than triple the national comparison figure -- the second-highest municipal rate in New Hampshire.
Key takeaways
- Keene's housing and rent both run below comparable NH towns and the national median.
- Keene's property tax rate is the second-highest in New Hampshire, a real, significant offsetting cost.
- Total cost of living depends heavily on how property taxes factor into an individual budget.
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