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Upper Valley Faces Housing And Labor Crisis
3.1
The Upper Valley is confronting mounting housing and labor pressures in 2026 as Dartmouth Health expands and Dartmouth College adds employee housing. DHMC’s Patient Pavilion will finish August 2026 and Dartmouth’s Sugarwood Circle opens January 2026, yet rising median home prices (Grafton County up 12.4% late 2025) and projected 12% property tax increases threaten affordability and workforce retention.
Key Points
- 1Highlights Dartmouth Health expansion (Patient Pavilion completing August 2026) and Dartmouth employee housing opening January 2026.
- 2Indicates surging home prices and 12% projected property tax increases intensify affordability and labor shortages.
- 3Urges employers and policymakers to align housing, zoning, and immigration policies to sustain regional institutions.
Scoring Rationale
Provides timely, locally sourced analysis with clear policy implications; limited novelty and narrow geographic relevance reduce wider impact.
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