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Keene wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, jobs, safety, walkability and sunshine; Portsmouth wins on income and schools.

Metric
Keene
NH
Portsmouth
NH
Median rent$1,342 (better)$1,869
Median home$253k (better)$689k
Cost of living (100 = US)111.3 (better)111.8
Median income$78,445$106,219 (better)
Unemployment3.2% (better)3.6%
School rating8.2/109.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k1.4 (better)2.1
Property crime / 1k21.111.4 (better)
Walk score49 (better)33
Sunny days216 (better)189
Summer temp82°F81°F
Winter temp20°F24°F
Rainfall46.1 in50.7 in
Population22,93922,545
Diversity (0–100)1625
% Black1.7%0.2%
% Hispanic1.9%3.8%
% Asian0.7%4.1%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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