Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Litchfield grades A− overall, ranked 32nd of 125 in New Hampshire. It reports less crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $162K and it is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $611K, 5.9 years of the Manchester metro’s $104K median household income. Litchfield’s median household income is $162,000, against $103,000 in New Hampshire’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Only 8 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns score lower on history. Litchfield State Forest, at 327 acres with 4.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Litchfield beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Litchfield | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 9.5% |
Census counts: 357 in 1790, a low of 213 in 1920, 8,478 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 6 maps from 1905 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Litchfield is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 13%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Litchfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw40 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
29 mi LakeWalden Pond
13 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
32 mi MountainMount Monadnock
40 mi AttractionFreedom TrailFenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 Nov 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Litchfield.
Litchfield has hotter summers than almost anywhere else in New Hampshire, reports less crime than Merrimack or any other graded neighbor and costs more than Hudson or any other town next door.
Its A+ tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; Merrimack (A) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Litchfield is 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Litchfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 4.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its B+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Merrimack (B−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Litchfield School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Campbell High School, with 343 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Memorial SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 428 | B |
| Campbell High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 343 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
Against the 2,044 U.S. towns with household incomes like Litchfield’s, it is healthier than 55%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Litchfield. Litchfield beats the New Hampshire average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 8.4% of adults have diabetes in Litchfield.
| Litchfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 9.5% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Litchfield | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 9.5% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 4.6% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
16 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. Litchfield’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Litchfield State Forest | 4.2 mi | 327 |
| 2. Litchfield Town Land | 1.1 mi | 62 |
| 3. Moore's Falls Conservation Area | 1.1 mi | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Litchfield has 935 jobs for its 4,458 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Litchfield for work: only 6% work in town. 1% of Litchfield residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Nashua (15%), Manchester (8%) and Londonderry (7%).
| Litchfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 1% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 84°, the #2 highest of 321 New Hampshire places with climate records; January nights average 14.8°. The Nashua 2 Nnw weather station records that 53 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 92% of New Hampshire places with climate records.
Litchfield has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. Only 1 of the 126 New Hampshire towns we compare have a higher July high than Litchfield.
| Litchfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 15°F | 13°F | 22°F |
| July high | 84°F | 81°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Hudson is next at $534K. 81.5% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.2% across New Hampshire.
Only 8 of the 120 New Hampshire towns we compare have a higher median rent than Litchfield. The typical Litchfield home is worth about $611,000, up 3.5% in a year, 20% above the New Hampshire typical home.
| Litchfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,138 a month | $1,382 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 82% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The median household earns $162,036, against $99,031 across New Hampshire, one input to its A for jobs and income.
People 65 and older are 15% of residents (20% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (40% statewide). Litchfield has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 8,704 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 41% across New Hampshire.
| Litchfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 39% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 18% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Litchfield | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.3% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.1% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.6% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.1% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Litchfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Litchfield
About 4 of every 100 Litchfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Where Litchfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Litchfield is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,478 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Litchfield.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Merrimack (B+) comes closest.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield | #32 | A− | D | A+ | B+ | A |
| Merrimack | #47 | B+ | D | A | B− | A |
| East Merrimack | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hudson | #84 | B− | C− | B | C | A |
| Nashua | #91 | C+ | D | B | C | A− |
| Manchester | #120 | C− | C− | C | D− | B+ |
East Merrimack isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Litchfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Litchfield grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #32 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
2 notable people were born here, including Jack McQuesten and Jonah Jenkins.
