Bennington, New Hampshire

About Bennington

Bennington is a small unincorporated community in southwestern New Hampshire.

Officially, Bennington is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.43 square miles.

📰 Bennington News Today

• Janice McKenzie Obituary (1951 - 2026) - Bennington, NH - Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Legacy | Obituary · Sep 17
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Bennington, New Hampshire - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 20
• Snowmobile Crash with Injury in Bennington NH Fish and Game Department · Feb 2
• House and Home: Bennington’s George Whittemore House - Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Monadnock Ledger-Transcript · Feb 17
• Celebrating New Hampshire’s 250th New Hampshire Magazine · May 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Hampshire headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Bennington Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Bennington — but the New Hampshire one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern New Hampshire, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bennington

• Common Place Eatery — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bennington

• Greenfield State Park reviews ★
• Bennington Town Beach reviews ★
• Bruce Edes Memorial Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Collins Brook Headwaters · Nature reserve reviews ★
• High Five · Nature reserve reviews ★
• John & Anna King Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Oak Park reviews ★
• Sawyer Memorial Park reviews ★
• Sunset Lake Town Beach reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bennington

• Greenfield Elementary School
• Pierce Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Bennington

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