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Lebanon, NH vs Dover, NH

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- Household income in Dover, is 2% more than it is in Lebanon and is 16% above the National Average.
- Lebanon unemployment rate is 2.7%.
- Dover unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 Lebanon, NHDover, NHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,905  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$82,387$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,410  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lebanon, NHDover, NHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lebanon, NHDover, NHUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology14.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%13.1%
Reviews for Lebanon    3 Reviews

If you want an honest opinion, please keep reading. In total, our family has lived on and off in this area 10 years, first on one side of the river, then on the other.  More

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Life is just too difficult here for the regular person, particularly if you come from any other state. I have no idea why they claim the unemployment rate is so low when  More

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The Lebanon/Hanover, New Hampshire community is often rated among the best places to live in the country. Population, however, remains a scant 20,000 or so. We enjoy  More

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Reviews for Dover    4 Reviews

I love Dover New Hampshire.I was born in Dover and grew up there.I moved in 2004 to Tennessee.I have been home sick ever since for Dover.I am now searching for a place  More

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Over 17 years ago

The area is well situated for many day trips (Portland, Me, Boston, Ma, Concord NH and the white mountains) Negatives are weather (winters mainly because fall is  More

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Over 19 years ago

Dover, NH, is a terrific place to live. Quite, great seasonal weather, gorgeous autumns, extremely scenic. Short on culture, but 15 minutes to Portsmouth, little over  More

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