Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Litchfield’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 13 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Litchfield’s July high is 78°F, below both New York’s towns (81°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). On the outdoors, just 62 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Cedar Lake Methodist Episcopal Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Litchfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Litchfield beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Litchfield is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,729 in 1820, a low of 712 in 1930, 1,444 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and a map from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Litchfield.
2% of working residents work locally in Litchfield, below both the New York town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Litchfield grew to 234 in 2023, 122 more than in 2013. 5.5% of Litchfield residents live below the poverty line.
| Litchfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Litchfield has cold winters and pleasant summers. Litchfield’s January low is 11°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Litchfield beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of adults binge drink in Litchfield.
| Litchfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Litchfield | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Litchfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Litchfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year10 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
22 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
10 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
10 mi TheatreStanley TheaterNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanley Theater: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Litchfield
About 3 of every 100 Litchfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Litchfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Litchfield.
Town in New York, United States
Litchfield is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,444 at the 2020 census, down from 1,513 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Litchfield, Connecticut, the source of some early settlers of the city. The town of Litchfield is in the southwestern part of the county and is southeast of Utica.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
5 notable people were born here, including Philo Remington and John Curtiss Underwood.
