Lebanon is the largest city in the Cornish region, which encompasses Hanover (home of Dartmouth College), Newport, Claremont, and Lake Sunapee. Homes range from older two-bedrooms under $150,000 to lakefront homes well over one million.
Housing in Hanover is fairly expensive, with three-bedroom homes selling for more than $300,000. Homes on the Connecticut River are typically at least $500,000. There is also expensive new construction in Hanover in the $700,000 range.
Laconia, New Hampshire is the largest city near the tourist heavy Lakes Region. You can find three-bedroom homes under $200,000. In 2005, the average selling price for homes in Laconia was $268,502. Laconia offers some multi-million dollar lakefront properties and reasonable offerings with beach access in the $200,000’s. Additionally there are updated town-homes, condominiums and newly constructed single-family homes.