Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety72#264/924
Economy89#105/925
Housing38#576/925
Health82#163/925
Healthcare91#87/923
Environment86#127/917
Education90#94/925
Infrastructure73#253/925
Community81#175/925
Leisure & amenities95#50/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Public libraries · high3.9 /10k
100/100New Hampshire 1.6 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
Food insecurity · low8.9%
99/100New Hampshire 10.1%United States 15.6%2022Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Primary care physicians · high132 /100k
98/100New Hampshire 87 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Poor or fair health · low13.7%
98/100New Hampshire 13.9%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Lack of reliable transportation · low6.5%
96/100New Hampshire 6.1%United States 8.3%2022Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Unemployment rate · low2.7%
96/100New Hampshire 3.2%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year

Weaknesses

Comfortable days · low22.1%
3/100New Hampshire 22.2%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · high30.6 /100k
5/100New Hampshire 17.8 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Child care cost burden · high40.6%
6/100New Hampshire 34.6%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Effective property tax rate · high1.60%
7/100New Hampshire 1.50%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Firearm deaths · high21.6 /100k
16/100New Hampshire 11.1 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.473
24/100New Hampshire 0.444United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
32% (2021) → 55% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+23 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Homicide rateWorsening
1.0 /100k (2021) → 2.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+101%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Child care cost burdenWorsening
24.6% (2020 & 2021) → 40.6% (2023 & 2024)
+16 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Firearm deathsWorsening
12.3 /100k (2021) → 21.6 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+77%5 yearsUS 14.7 /100k → 12.1 /100k
Hot daysWorsening
1 days (2011-2020) → 2 days (2016-2025)
+57%5 yearsUS 41 days → 42 days
Drug overdose deathsImproving
35.6 /100k (2021) → 19.2 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−46%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area improved on 10 of 21 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 0 moved within the margin of error and 8 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved10

Bachelor's++5.3 points36.0% → 41.3%
Rent burden−3.8 points50.1% → 46.3%
Gyms+19%1.3 /10k → 1.6 /10k
Arts & recreation+18%6.7 /10k → 7.9 /10k
Overdose deaths−33%28.6 /100k → 19.2 /100k

Declined3

Firearm deaths+87%11.6 /100k → 21.6 /100k
Homicides+91%1.0 /100k → 2.0 /100k
Suicides+64%18.7 /100k → 30.7 /100k

All 21 measures

Change of every measure of Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	6.7 /10k2020	7.9 /10k2025	+18%	Improved	71%
Average commute time	24.2 min2015-2019	23.7 min2020-2024	−0.5 min	Little change	78%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%2015-2019	41.3%2020-2024	+5.3 points	Improved	94%
Broadband subscriptions	82.1%2015-2019	89.4%2020-2024	+7.4 points	Improved	28%
Distance to an airport	59 mi2020	59 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	87%
Drug overdose deaths	28.6 /100k2020	19.2 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−33%	Improved	60%
Firearm deaths	11.6 /100k2020	21.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+87%	Declined	3%
Grocery stores	2.7 /10k2020	2.8 /10k2025	+1.9%	Little change	58%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.3 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+19%	Improved	69%
High school diploma or higher	92.5%2015-2019	94.3%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Improved	53%
Homicide rate	1.0 /100k2020	2.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+91%	Declined	2%
Income adjusted for local prices	$59,7672019	$78,8512024	+32%	Improved	53%
New business applications	8.1 /1k2020	10.8 /1k2025	+34%	Improved	32%
Pharmacies	1.7 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	−4.1%	Little change	59%
Public libraries	4.0 /10k2019	3.9 /10k2024	−3.1%	Little change	37%
Public transit commuters	0.9%2015-2019	0.4%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Little change	38%
Rent-burdened households	50.1%2015-2019	46.3%2020-2024	−3.8 points	Improved	84%
Restaurants and bars	10.8 /10k2020	10.5 /10k2025	−3.5%	Little change	30%
Suicide rate	18.7 /100k2020	30.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+64%	Declined	5%
Traffic deaths	10.5 /100k2015-2019	10.2 /100k2020-2024	−2.7%	Little change	67%
Unemployment rate	5.8%2020	2.7%2025	−3.1 points	Improved	53%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area itself moved −1.4 points in standing on average over the same 20 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

223,586 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

223,586 residents

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

White90%201,648
Black0.7%1,670
Hispanic or Latino2.4%5,455
Asian

Education

165,828 residents (±332)

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma5.7%9,515
High school or GED29%48,200
Some college15%25,280
Associate degree

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

91,760 households (±1,044)

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k14%12,400
$25k–50k16%14,807
$50k–75k16%14,299
$75k–100k14%12,509
$100k–150k19%17,384
$150k–200k9.7%8,941
$200k or more12%11,420

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

91,760 households (±1,044)

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

Own75%68,526
Rent25%23,234

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

21,821 households (±820)

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75015%3,279
$750–1,00016%3,548
$1,000–1,50036%7,830
$1,500–2,000

Home values

68,526 homes (±1,084)

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k15%10,248
$150k–250k24%16,318
$250k–400k29%20,084
$400k–750k22%

Age of homes

123,802 homes (±186)

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later6.0%7,407
2000–200911%14,092
1980–199928%34,787
1960–197922%

Size of homes

123,802 homes (±186)

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

Studio2.7%3,371
1 bedroom12%15,119
2 bedrooms28%35,122
3 bedrooms38%46,671

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

110,003 workers (±1,535)

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone70%76,454
Carpool8.6%9,484
Public transit0.4%460
Walk3.6%3,990
Bike0.6%†628
Work from home16%17,377
Other1.5%1,610

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

92,626 workers (±1,524)

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min34%31,710
15–29 min33%30,104
30–44 min20%18,411
45–59 min7.2%

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT has 6,513 employer establishments, 290 for every 10,000 residents (1.17× the US rate of 248), with 91,598 paid employees at an average annual pay of $61,466. The Census Bureau also counts 21,826 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 6,513; 21,826 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 290; US 248
Paid employees: 91,598
Average annual pay: $61,466; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	581	25.9	1.67×More than typical	2,465	$66,806	2,218
Restaurants and other eating places	460	20.5	1.12×About typical	6,396	$28,052	48
Ambulatory health care services	319	14.2	0.68×Fewer than typical	6,272	$102,222	1,173
Construction of buildings	299	13.3	1.76×More than typical	1,208	$60,306	1,024
Services to buildings and dwellings	297	13.2	1.96×More than typical	1,304	$45,558	1,590
Lessors of real estate	264	11.8	0.95×About typical	986	$50,672	2,107
Building equipment contractors	237	10.6	1.75×More than typical	1,153	$67,354	377
Full-service restaurants	234	10.4	1.36×More than typical	3,792	$30,204	12
Landscaping services	205	9.1	2.61×More than typical	824	$55,796	614
Limited-service restaurants	157	7	0.87×About typical	1,911	$26,099	27
Other specialty trade contractors	154	6.9	2.73×More than typical	592	$72,478	605
Religious organizations	153	6.8	1.23×About typical	648	$28,850	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 224,616 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $170.2M on contracts performed in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area: $758 per resident (US $2,008).

Obligations: $170.2M; −23% vs FY2025
Per resident: $758; US $2,008
Sole-source: 9.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 16%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$52.6M31%
Department of the Navy$19.4M11%
Department of the Air Force$18.5M11%
Defense Health Agency$15.8M9.3%
Defense Logistics Agency$15.4M9.0%
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$11.6M6.8%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$9.9M5.8%
Department of the Army$5.2M3.0%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

296.9MFY2017
382.5MFY2018
378.7MFY2019
322.3MFY2020
257MFY2021
316.8MFY2022
321.7MFY2023
402.8M

Top industries (NAICS)

Computer systems design and related services · 5415$65.5M38%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$33M19%
Technical and trade schools · 6115$11.8M6.9%
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing · 3344$8.5M5.0%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$6.1M3.6%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329

Largest awards

ANALYTIC SUPPORT FOR ADVERSE DRUG EVENT SURVEILLANCE AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS$81.5M
LANTANA CONSULTING GROUP, INC· Orange County, VT· Professional services· Sep 16, 2022 – Jun 9, 2026· 75D30122F15322
ANALYSIS SECURING HOMELAND INFORMATION SERVICE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FOR ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ENGINEER RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CENTER, COLD REGIONS RESEARCH ENGINEERING LABORATORY, REMOTE SENSING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM CENTER OF EXPERTISE$68.2M
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC· Grafton County, NH· Research & development· Jan 10, 2024 – Jun 8, 2026· FA807524F0010
CISCO ENTERPRISE LICENSE SUPPORT AGREEMENT$58.7M
RED RIVER TECHNOLOGY LLC· Sullivan County, NH· IT & telecom· Jun 27, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026· HT001523F0079

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $2B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area: $8,946 per resident (US $12,990).

Assistance · FY2026: $2B; −3.6% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,946; US $12,990
Loan face value: $52.5M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.4%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.2B61%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$130.1M6.5%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$118M5.9%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$74.3M3.7%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$69.2M3.4%
93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$26.5M1.3%
20.278 · National Highway Freight Program (NHFP)$23.1M1.1%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$22.2M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE$128.1M6.4%
HANOVER, NH
TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OF$111.8M5.6%
BARRE, VT
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$40.1M2.0%
CONCORD, NH
DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK CLINIC$27.9M1.4%
LEBANON, NH
VERMONT STATE COLLEGES$17.6M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.4B72%
Federal Highway Administration$152.5M7.6%
Department of Transportation
National Institutes of Health$138M6.9%
Department of Health and Human Services
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$134.5M6.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education

Assistance by fiscal year

1.7BFY2021
1.6BFY2022
1.7BFY2023
2BFY2024
2.1BFY2025
2BFY2026
0FY2027

County aggregates

79%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2027.

Counties in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

States

The share of the area's residents living in each state.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in New Hampshire

Areas based in New Hampshire, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved10

Declined3

Metro and micro areas like Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT

States

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in New Hampshire

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved10

Declined3

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought