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Dentists and orthodontists in the Keene, NH area

How the Keene, NH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #379 of 526 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire

Listings
37
6 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
29
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$37M
On medical and dental services · $1,207 a household
Spending per listing
$999K
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,269
+2.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Keene area comes to about $37M a year: $1,207 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $999K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 37 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Keene area as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 16%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in the Keene area classed as offices of dentists, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,056 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Keene area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, the Keene area has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #379 of 526 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire.

How the Keene area compares

The same measures for New Hampshire and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dentists and orthodontists in Keene, NH area compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureKeene areaNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.113.313.1
Spending per listing$999K$998K$984K
Households per official establishment1,056949952
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−3.5%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,207$1,333$1,288
Median household income$83,329$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score3845

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
290.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
306
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
376 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Keene area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Keene area

Population, 2025 estimate
78,269+2.3% since 2020
Households
30,620
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$83,329+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,430
Median home value
$280,100
Jobs located here
32,125
Daytime population
72,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Hampshire for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with the Keene area marked.

Top small-town markets in New Hampshire

Small-town markets in New Hampshire ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT51869.4$1.3M+1.5%#246 of 526
2Concord, NH437913.0$1M+2.6%#335 of 526
3Laconia, NH423011.4$1.1M+2.1%#346 of 526
4Keene, NH383712.1$999K+2.3%#379 of 526

Other business types in the Keene area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Keene, NH area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 dentists and orthodontists in the Keene area. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in the Keene, NH area spend on medical and dental services?

About $37M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $999K per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,620 households in the Keene area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Keene, NH area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Keene area has 12.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $999K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Keene area would have about 38, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,056 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Keene, NH area growing?

Population estimates put the Keene area at 78,269 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,620 households. Median household income in the Keene area is $83,329, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Keene area scores 38 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #379 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in the Keene area

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