Compare towns
Lebanon vs Rumney vs Henniker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lebanon has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Rumney has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Lebanon | Rumney | Henniker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,999Highest |
1,458Lowest |
6,197 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6% NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±3.1 10% below NH |
44.5±2.3Highest about the NH average |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Rumney and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Rumney and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.9% NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,147±$10kHighest about the NH average |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$95,206±$21k 4% below NH |
| Lebanon and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,400±$29kHighest 4% below NH |
$309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
$356,700±$49k 11% below NH |
| Lebanon and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,081±$164 27% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,149 22% above NH |
$4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Rumney and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.4% NH: 7.2% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 48% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
20 min 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Lebanon and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #29 of 120 in NH | — | #56 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Lebanon School District | Rumney School District | Henniker School District |
| High school in town | Lebanon High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.