Taxes in Keene
Keene's tax picture centers on a genuinely extreme property tax rate -- the second-highest of any New Hampshire municipality -- disclosed here directly along with the real, cited reasons behind it.
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Learn moreNew Hampshire's second-highest property tax rate
Keene's 2026 rate ($34.37/$1,000, effective rate ~3.31%) is second-highest in New Hampshire, behind only Charlestown ($36.54) -- more than triple the national comparison figure.
Local education spending drives roughly half the rate
Local public-education spending accounts for approximately half of Keene's overall property tax rate; the local education portion alone rose 77 cents in one recent cited year.
New Hampshire's last-in-the-nation state education-funding share
New Hampshire's state government funds only approximately 28.2% of statewide public-education costs -- last among all US states per the cited source -- pushing the burden onto local property taxpayers like Keene's.
Key takeaways
- Keene's property tax rate (~3.31% effective) is the second-highest in New Hampshire.
- Local K-12 education spending drives roughly half of the total rate.
- New Hampshire's state government funds a last-in-the-nation share of public education, shifting costs to towns like Keene.
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