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Litchfield vs Lee vs Auburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Litchfield has the most renters (13.3% rent).
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Litchfield | Lee | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,499Highest |
4,576Lowest |
6,119 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4% NH: +4.6% |
+20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.1±1.7 about the NH average |
42.9±1.9Lowest about the NH average |
44.3±5.9Highest about the NH average |
| Auburn and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Litchfield and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
55.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Auburn and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $162,036±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$131,579±$54kLowest 33% above NH |
$153,253±$6k 55% above NH |
| Litchfield and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,000±$18k 20% above NH |
$480,600±$61kLowest 19% above NH |
$600,300±$29kHighest 49% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,138±$406Highest 43% above NH |
— | $1,893±$822Lowest 27% above NH |
| Litchfield and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,273 24% above NH |
$9,661Highest 45% above NH |
$8,092Lowest 21% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 81.5%±38.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±27Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Litchfield and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 9% above NH |
28 minLowest about the NH average |
28 min 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 21%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
26.5%±6.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #53 of 120 in NH | #3 of 120 in NH | #44 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Litchfield School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Auburn School District |
| High school in town | Campbell High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.