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Keene, New Hampshire: commercial real estate data.
Keene is a Census city of 22,939 people across 37.09 square miles of land, in Cheshire County. Median household income is $78,445, 55.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 50 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Keene
What Keene is
- Census place typecity
- Land area37.09 sq mi
- Water area0.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land618
- County holding the largest share of its areaCheshire County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keene
How many people live in Keene
- Population22,939
- Median age37.6
- Population under 183,234
- Share under 1814.1 percent
- Population 65 and over4,479
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent
- Households9,399
- Family households4,757
- Share of households that are families50.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keene
Income and work in Keene
- Median household income$78,445
- Per capita income$40,992
- Civilian labor force12,321
- Employed12,077
- Unemployed244 plus or minus 107
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over15,859
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keene
Housing in Keene
- Housing units10,540
- Occupied units9,399
- Vacant units1,141 plus or minus 312
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied5,175
- Renter occupied4,224
- Ownership rate55.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$252,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,342
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent
- Single family units5,253
- Share single family49.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,843
- Share in buildings of two or more45.9 percent
- Mobile homes444 plus or minus 136
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keene
How Keene gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,944
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,386
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,524
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.3 percent
- Drove alone66.1 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked7.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home15.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keene
SBA loans in Keene (7(a))
- Approvals50
- Gross approval$13,344,400
- Average approval$266,888
- Median approval$118,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$532,800
- Largest approval$2,190,000
- Jobs supported368
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full12
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.0 percent
- Share to franchises6.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keene, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Keene
SBA loans in Keene (504)
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$10,761,000
- Average approval$413,885
- Median approval$233,500
- Largest approval$2,021,000
- Jobs supported187
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keene, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Keene
Flood risk in Keene
- NFIP communityCity of Keene
- NFIP community number330023
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date05/23/06
The City of Keene participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 330023 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cheshire County, not Keene
Cheshire County context, not Keene figures
- Establishments in Cheshire County2,001
- Covered employment, Cheshire County31,134
- Average annual pay, Cheshire County$59,392
- Housing units permitted, Cheshire County172
Every figure in this section is published for Cheshire County as a whole and is not a measurement of Keene.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Keene questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Keene, New Hampshire?
22,939, in 9,399 households. Keene city covers 37.09 square miles of land, which is 618 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Keene in?
Cheshire County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Keene?
$78,445. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $252,500. Median gross rent is $1,342 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Keene businesses?
50 7(a) approvals totaling $13.3 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $118,000, plus 26 504 approvals worth $10.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keene, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Keene borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Keene. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Keene in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Keene appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Keene, city of, community 330023, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Keene figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cheshire County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Keene.
Is zoning published for Keene?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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