Lebanon, New Hampshire

Nestled in the Connecticut River Valley midway up state, Lebanon, New Hampshire, is a healthy and thriving community that enjoys both the quiet everyday living of rural life, and the cultural experience of the big city.

This city has appeared more than once in Prentice Hall's The 100 best Small Towns in America, a Nationwide Guide to the Best in Small Town Living, often in the top four, Lebanon's 12,640 residents are living testimonials that this recognition is richly deserved.

Lebanon is the center of the Upper Valley's labor market, and over half of its citizens are employed within the city limits. The median household income is over $32,200, and Lebanon currently boasts (as it often does) the lowest unemployment rate in the entire state at around 1.4 percent.