Population
Morgantown
30,273
Keene
22,923
Median Income
Morgantown
$42,245
Keene
$78,183
Home Value
Morgantown
$238,200
Keene
$232,500
Rent
Morgantown
$888
Keene
$1,275
Crime Rate
Morgantown
2.13
Keene
1.79
Cost of Living
Morgantown
85.3
Keene
128.6
Avg Temp
Morgantown
N/A
Keene
N/A
Unemployment
Morgantown
7.6%
Keene
1.5%
How Similar Are Morgantown & Keene?
Keene is Morgantown's #22 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Morgantown
30,273
Keene
22,923
Morgantown has a 24% larger population than Keene.
Violent Crime
Morgantown
2.13
Keene
1.79
Morgantown has a 16% higher violent crime than Keene.
Property Crime
Morgantown
19.60
Keene
21.73
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 10% difference.
Political Leaning
Morgantown
50.9%
Keene
44.6%
Morgantown leans Republican while Keene leans Democratic.
Unemployment
Morgantown
7.6%
Keene
1.5%
Morgantown's unemployment is significantly higher than Keene's — 80% difference.
Median Income
Morgantown
$42,245
Keene
$78,183
Keene has a 46% higher median income than Morgantown.
Home Values
Morgantown
$238,200
Keene
$232,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 2% difference.
Education
Morgantown
27.9%
Keene
29.2%
Both cities have similar education — just a 4% difference.
Demographics
Morgantown
85.7%
Keene
92.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 7% difference.
Cost of Living
Morgantown
85.3
Keene
128.6
Keene has a 34% higher cost of living than Morgantown.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Morgantown and Keene share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Morgantown leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Morgantown leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMorgantown scores 66.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 119.5 in Keene. Morgantown has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,099 vs $1,926 in Keene (43% lower). Morgantown has a fair market rent (1br) of $877 vs $1,468 in Keene (40% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMorgantown has a median property tax of $1,267 vs $6,576 in Keene (81% lower). Keene has a vacancy rate of 10.2% compared to 14.5% in Morgantown. Morgantown has a median rent of $888 vs $1,275 in Keene (30% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Keene leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSKeene has a unemployment rate of 1.5% compared to 7.6% in Morgantown. Keene has a poverty rate of 9.9% compared to 33.6% in Morgantown. Keene has a median household income of $78,183 vs $42,245 in Morgantown (46% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Morgantown leads
Source: FBI UCRKeene has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.70 compared to 1.18 in Morgantown. Morgantown has a violent crime clearance of 44.6% compared to 31.7% in Keene. Keene has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.87 compared to 1.15 in Morgantown.
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Schools & Education — Keene leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauKeene has a high school diploma or higher of 46.4% compared to 36.6% in Morgantown. Keene has a bachelor's degree or higher of 29.2% compared to 27.9% in Morgantown.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMorgantown has a population of 30,273, about 1.3x the size of Keene (22,923). Morgantown skews younger with a median age of 24.0 vs 35.9.
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Healthcare — Morgantown leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMorgantown: 5 vs Keene: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMorgantown has a public transit of 2.2% compared to 0.1% in Keene. Keene has a drive alone of 69.0% compared to 62.1% in Morgantown. Morgantown has a bicycle of 0.7% compared to 0.6% in Keene.
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