Jaffrey vs Keene

A side-by-side comparison of Jaffrey and Keene: population, income, housing, and more.

Jaffrey and Keene are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Keene has the higher population (22,923 vs 2,885 in Jaffrey). Jaffrey has the higher median household income ($95,600 vs $78,183 in Keene). Keene has the higher median home value ($232,500 vs $219,200 in Jaffrey).

Population, income & housing

	Jaffrey	Keene
Population	2,885	22,923
Median age	37.6 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$95,600	$78,183
Median home value	$219,200	$232,500
Median gross rent	$950	$1,275
Housing units	1,180	10,271
Homeownership rate	71.4%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	43.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jaffrey	Keene
Population	2,765 → 2,885 (+4.3%)	22,953 → 22,923 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$58,083 → $95,600 (+64.6%)	$56,971 → $78,183 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$164,100 → $219,200 (+33.6%)	$190,500 → $232,500 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $950 (+13.1%)	$983 → $1,275 (+29.7%)

Jaffrey

Population

2,7652,885

Median household income

$58,083$95,600

Median home value

$164,100$219,200

Median gross rent

$840$950

Keene

Population

22,95322,923

Median household income

$56,971$78,183

Median home value

$190,500$232,500

Median gross rent

$983$1,275

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jaffrey	Keene
Under 5	4.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	20.7%	10.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	18.1%
25 to 34	15.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	3.1%	9.4%
75 and over	8.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jaffrey	Keene
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jaffrey	Keene
No high school diploma	2.7%	6.4%
High school graduate	31.7%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jaffrey	Keene
Drove alone	84.5%	69.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	11.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.2%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jaffrey	Keene
1-unit, detached	73.6%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	20.5%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	13.6%
20 or more units	4.2%	11.3%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Jaffrey	Keene
Poverty rate	5.5%	9.9%
Average household size	2.95	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1970	1960