LitchfieldNE
A town of 213, settled in 1886.
Is Litchfield a good place to live?
Of the 57 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a lower median rent than Litchfield. Litchfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
213 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Litchfield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Litchfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Litchfield.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Litchfield: hail
Litchfield’s FEMA hazard score is 82 of 100, above both Nebraska’s towns (55 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Litchfield break down as 43% from hail and 19% from drought. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Litchfield’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Litchfield Public Schools. 2 public schools serve Litchfield, with 121 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 76 | C |
| Litchfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 45 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Litchfield stands out in Nebraska and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home
The typical home value in Litchfield is about $183,000, up 1.5% in a year, 34% below the Nebraska typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Litchfield’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 13°; snowfall runs to about 26 inches a winter. Winters in Litchfield are cold and summers warm.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Litchfield
Since 2013, Litchfield has lost 30 jobs, to 118 in 2023. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Among residents here, 6% live below the poverty line, below both the Nebraska town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). In Litchfield, the average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Litchfield | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 34% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Litchfield is
The share of adults in Litchfield who feel lonely: 29%. Of 32 CDC measures, Litchfield beats the Nebraska average on 2 and trails it on 8.
| Litchfield | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Litchfield | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 12.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 77.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Litchfield
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Litchfield; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Litchfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
About Litchfield
Village in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States
Litchfield is a village in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Litchfield had a population of 220.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,165 ft
- ZIP code
- 68852
- Area code
- 308
Questions about Litchfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Litchfield, NE a good place to live?
Litchfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.