Cost of living in Keene, New Hampshire

Keene, New Hampshire has about 22,939 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $252,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Cheshire County, NH) is $1,734 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

New Hampshire's prices sit at 104.2 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

New Hampshire does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Keene's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical New Hampshire home paid 26.60¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Keene's bill.

EIA does not publish a New Hampshire gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the New England (PADD 1A) all-grades price was $4.433 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,127.84 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in New Hampshire shares this price.

Among 59 places we list in New Hampshire with a rent figure, 24 have higher typical rent than Keene.