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Lebanon is a big small town of 14,999 people in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It's about 61 miles from Manchester, NH and 109 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,999people
$385kTypical home
$1,744/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
62"Snow
203Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,999
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 372 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Boston, MA
- 61 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,430/mo)
- Median rent $1,744/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,611 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LEB airport
- 97 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grafton County: D+20 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk