Laconia, NH
Micro Area Profile
64,659 residents. Jobs, income, development, climate and physical risk across the Laconia, NH micropolitan area.
How this area ranks
Data updated · 8 sourcesLaconia ranks in the top 6% of metro and micro areas measured for employment opportunity, with unemployment at 2.4% and median household income of $92,783.
Development activity is both elevated and accelerating — 466 housing units permitted over the past twelve months, up 24% on the prior year.
Rent takes 30% of renter income here, at the 30% threshold conventionally called cost-burdened, and the median home is 3.5 times what its owners earn.
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At a glance
Jobs & opportunity
Unemployment of 2.4%, lower than in 97% of the 835 measured US metro and micro areas.
Employment fell 0.3% over the past year, to 33,740 employed residents.
34% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 77% of measured US metro and micro areas.
Median household income of $92,783 is higher than in 93% of measured US metro and micro areas.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income ±$4,2172024 ACS 5-Year | $92,783 | Top 7%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income ±$2,2732024 ACS 5-Year | $49,037 | Top 7%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate ±1%2024 ACS 5-Year | 7.9% | Top 6%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average commute ±1.1 min2024 ACS 5-Year | 27.0 min | Bottom 22%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 33.6% | Top 23%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Drove alone to work ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 76.4% | 42nd percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| EmploymentJuly 2026 | 33,740 | Bottom 46%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Employment change (3 years)July 2026 | +0.8% | Top 38%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Employment change (year over year)July 2026 | −0.3% | Top 42%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Labor forceJuly 2026 | 34,574 | 45th percentileof 835 | July 2026 |
| Labor force participation ±1%2024 ACS 5-Year | 81.4% | Top 18%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Public transit to work ±0.3%2024 ACS 5-Year | 0.4% | 58th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Unemployment change (year over year)July 2026 | −0.4% | Top 38%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Unemployment rateJuly 2026 | 2.4% | Top 3%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Worked from home ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 13.5% | 83rd percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
Unemployment rate
41% of students met the state standard in mathematics and 52% in reading, across the schools here that reported results.
There are 11.0 students for every full-time teacher across 23 public schools, fewer than in most measured places.
| School | District | Students | Per teacher | Math | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laconia High School | Laconia School District | 562 | 10.0 | 22% | 42% |
| Gilford High School | Gilford School District | 470 | 11.5 | 37% | 52% |
| Barnstead Elementary School | Barnstead School District | 449 | 11.5 | 37% | 43% |
| Laconia Middle School | Laconia School District | 414 | 11.2 | 29% | 34% |
| Alton Central School (Elem) | Alton School District | 407 | 9.5 | 34% | 42% |
| Prospect Mountain High School | Prospect Mountain JMA School District | 402 | 11.2 | 27% | 62% |
| Inter-Lakes Elementary School | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | 397 | 9.5 | 56% | 56% |
| Winnisquam Regional Middle School | Winnisquam Regional School District | 361 | 12.9 | 41% | 51% |
| Belmont High School | Shaker Regional School District | 361 | 12.0 | 32% | 52% |
| Winnisquam Regional High School | Winnisquam Regional School District | 357 | 16.2 | 32% | 52% |
| Belmont Middle School | Shaker Regional School District | 350 | 11.3 | 47% | 55% |
| Belmont Elementary School | Shaker Regional School District | 336 | 10.5 | 27% | 52% |
29.0% of students here are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That describes the circumstances families arrive with, not how the schools perform, so it is shown and not scored.
Public schools only, from the NCES Common Core of Data, placed by ZIP code — which schools are in this place, not which one a particular address is zoned for. A dash in a proficiency column is a gap in the federal file, not a bad result. Proficiency is measured against New Hampshire’s own standard, so it is ranked within state. How to read school figures.
Housing & affordability
How it’s calculated — housing affordability →Homeowners here who pay a tax bill pay a median of $4,924 a year in real estate taxes, about 1.31% of the median home value.
The typical renter household here spends 30% of its income on rent, at the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened. Median gross rent runs $1,167 a month.
A median home at $374,900 costs 3.5 times the median income of its owner-occupied households, $106,397, above the historic benchmark of about 3 times income.
The figures above are measured against Laconia’s median household income of $92,783, which describes the place rather than you. Enter your own and the ratio is recomputed against it. It stays in this browser.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home price to income ±0.22024 ACS 5-Year | 3.5 | Bottom 22%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 80.1% | 96th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units ±492024 ACS 5-Year | 39,003 | 53rd percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent ±$722024 ACS 5-Year | $1,167 | Bottom 25%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value ±$10,1742024 ACS 5-Year | $374,900 | 86th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median property taxes ±$1512024 ACS 5-Year | $4,924 | 95th percentileof 933 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Owner household income ±$3,8172024 ACS 5-Year | $106,397 | Top 10%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Property tax rate ±0.05%2024 ACS 5-Year | 1.31% | 79th percentileof 932 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Rent as a share of income ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year | 29.9% | Bottom 36%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Seasonal and second homes ±6962024 ACS 5-Year | 11,207 | 93rd percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Second homes2024 ACS 5-Year | 28.7% | 99th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacancy rate2024 ACS 5-Year | 3.7% | 3rd percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacant housing units ±7342024 ACS 5-Year | 12,666 | 78th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
These measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with. They compare housing cost with local earnings only: transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not in them. How to read affordability, the two rent figures.
Growth & development
How it’s calculated — growth →Development Momentum
An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.
Population has grown 2% since 2020, reaching 65,257 in 2024.
Population is still rising but the pace is easing: 65,257 residents in 2024, up 0.4% over the year, a smaller gain than the year before.
New construction is predominantly single-family: of 466 units permitted over the past twelve months, only 7% are in buildings of five or more homes.
At 7.2 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US metro and micro areas.
Population, annual estimates
Weather & climate
5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 83°F and January a low of 13°F.
Normal annual precipitation is 42.0 inches, including 67.7 inches of snow.
Precipitation
| Metric | Value | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Annual precipitation1991-2020 Normals | 42.0" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Annual snowfall1991-2020 Normals | 67.7" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low1991-2020 Normals | 13°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average July high1991-2020 Normals | 83°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Comfortable months1991-2020 Normals | 5 | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Seasonal temperature swing1991-2020 Normals | 49°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. How to read climate and air quality.
Physical risk
The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, lightning and hurricane, with inland flooding alone responsible for 68% of it. Lightning is independently rated low or minimal nationally, so this describes how the loss is composed, not how large that hazard is.
Low or minimal exposure: lightning, winter weather, strong wind, drought, cold wave, tornado, wildfire, avalanche, hail, tsunami, volcanic activity, coastal flooding.
Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. This value is the population-weighted mean of all component counties; expected annual loss is their sum. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.
What this profile does not cover
Each of these is absent for a reason, not by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them; the weighting is on the methodology page.
- Reported crime
- Offenses reported to police are published by department rather than by town, so AreaProfile shows a rate only on city profiles, and only where that city’s department submitted every month of a year. City profiles inside this area carry their own figure where their department reported a full year. A partial year is never scaled up to look complete, and arrest counts or news volume are never substituted for it.
- Cost of living
- Price parities are published for metropolitan areas, and this place lies outside one.
- Death-certificate rates
- The CDC publishes these rates by county, so a metropolitan area carries none of its own. The county profiles inside it do.
- Air quality
- The EPA publishes an air-quality index by county, and only where a monitor sits, so a metropolitan area carries none of its own. The county profiles inside it show it where one exists.
- Taxes
- Income and sales taxes are not published: no source covers them nationally with a method open enough to check. Property taxes are shown in the housing section but are not part of the score. Cost of living is published where the Bureau of Economic Analysis measures it, though not for this place. Nothing here is individualized tax advice.
- Anything about a specific address
- Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house.
Access
2 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest Manchester Boston Rgnl at 41 miles.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband access ±1.0%2024 ACS 5-Year | 91.9% | Top 15%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Distance to major airportNASR current cycle | 41 mi | Top 50%of 835 | NASR current cycle |
| Major airports within 100 milesNASR current cycle | 2 | Bottom 16%of 835 | NASR current cycle |
| No internet access ±1%2024 ACS 5-Year | 5.6% | Top 17%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Airport | Code | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Boston Rgnl | MHT | 41 mi | 9,250 ft |
| General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl | BOS | 83 mi | 10,083 ft |
| Westover ARB/Metro | CEF | 107 mi | 11,597 ft |
Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.
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| Used for | Source | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Federal Aviation Administration Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service | NASR current cycle |
| Physical risk | Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index | National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0) |
| Climate | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly) | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics | July 2026 |
| Demographics | U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program | July 1, 2024 estimate |
| Development | U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey | 12 months ending July 2026 |
| Access, Demographics, Housing, Income, Jobs | U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File) | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Schools | U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessments | 2018-19 school year; 2024-25 school year |
| Current conditions | NOAA National Weather Service National Weather Service current conditions | Live observation, read when the page opens |
Profile recalculated October 8, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology, or every source with how often each updates.