Jobs & Economy in Lebanon
Lebanon's economy runs on a real, genuinely more commercial/industrial character than neighboring Hanover, anchored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Hypertherm.
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Learn moreDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: Lebanon's defining anchor
DHMC is headquartered on a real, cited 225-acre Lebanon campus, named NH's Best Hospital for 2025-26 by U.S. News, and is cited as NH's largest private employer with nearly 10,000 workers.
Hypertherm: a real named industrial employer
Hypertherm, a real, named Lebanon-based industrial manufacturer specializing in cutting technology, is a real, cited second major employer alongside DHMC.
A cost-of-living index above the national average
Lebanon's cost of living ran a real, cited index of approximately 114 -- about 14% above the national average.
Key takeaways
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is Lebanon's defining institutional and economic anchor.
- Hypertherm adds a real, named industrial-manufacturing dimension distinct from Hanover's academic-only economy.
- Lebanon's cost of living runs approximately 14% above the national average.
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