Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Lempster’s subject grades are an A for history and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. Lempster’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 28 minutes in New Hampshire’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 2 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns score higher on cost of living. 19% of the land in Lempster is conserved, against 18% in New Hampshire’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Ashuelot River Headwaters Forest, at 1,808 acres with 2.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lempster has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lempster beats most towns.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1907.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Lempster is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lempster, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lempster.
98% of Lempster households own their home. The typical Lempster home is worth about $323,000, up 3.4% in a year, 37% below the New Hampshire typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Lempster School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lempster Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 132 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests
Most working residents leave Lempster for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Lempster has added 62 jobs, to 211 in 2023. The top destinations are Newport (11%), Claremont (5%) and Lebanon (4%).
| Lempster | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lempster beats the New Hampshire average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of adults feel lonely in Lempster.
| Lempster | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lempster | NH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| More adults with diabetes | 11.1% | 9.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.9% | 27.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
27 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The trail density in Lempster is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ashuelot River Headwaters Forest | 2.7 mi | 1,808 |
| 2. Long Pond Town Forest | 1.3 mi | 610 |
| 3. Dodge Brook State Forest | 0.6 mi | 229 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lempster’s July high is 78°F. Lempster has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lempster. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MountainMount Monadnock
9 mi Ski areaMount Sunapee77 runs · 1,469 ft vertical
30 mi Ski areaOkemo Mountain119 runs · 2,165 ft vertical
38 mi Ski areaStratton Mountain Resort106 runs · 1,899 ft vertical
20 mi National Historical ParkSaint-Gaudens National Historical Park28K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumFort at Number 4Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Sunapee: User:Josephbrophy, Public domain · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort at Number 4: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lempster
About 6 of every 100 Lempster residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Hampshire.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
2 places in Lempster on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Lempster.
Place in New Hampshire, United States
Lempster is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,118 at the 2020 census. Settlements include the town center (Lempster village) and the village of East Lempster.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
6 notable people were born here, including Hosea Washington Parker and John Locke.
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