2022 : Demographics
Broadband Brings More Mid-Career Families into the Park
People around 40 with young children move to the Park as broadband allows them to bring their job with them or enables the startup of new small businesses. For most, they do give up some income relative to what they could earn in cities, but it is cheaper to live here, they want less stress, community life and small schools for their children. They are generally well educated and bring new financial and intellectual horsepower to the Park. Broadband has changed the Park's workforce demographics.
Influenced Scenarios
Evidence
Northern Forest Center Strategy for Attracting Residents
NFC has released a new plan to attract new residents to the region by targeting visitors who love that area but don't yet live here.
An article summarizing the effort is here.
You can download the document here.
More Than 50% of Responses Interested in Moving to the Park
The survey in Jan 2021 drew 6700 responses. More than half expressed interest in living in the Park if the right housing was available and they had internet to work from home.
Download the survey report here.
Keene Broadband Attracts New Family, Teleworkers
Article highlights a family moving to Keene because of the Town's broadband, just as was hoped for by the project organizers.
Read the news article here.
Read the news article here.
School Enrollments Mostly Steady
As school opens for the 2013-14 year, areas enrollments are mostly steady. That is good news.
Read the news about 2013 enrollments here.
Read the news about 2013 enrollments here.
For Broadband Brings More Mid-Career Families into the Park
For Broadband Brings More Mid-Career Families into the Park