Compare towns
Litchfield vs Springfield vs Temple
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Temple has the most renters (17.8% rent).
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 | Springfield | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,499Highest |
1,122Lowest |
1,363 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.1±1.7Lowest about the NH average |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
| Springfield and Temple 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% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Litchfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.8%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Springfield and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $162,036±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$94,107±$15kLowest 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,000±$18kHighest 20% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
$401,000±$27k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,138±$406Highest 43% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,169±$523 22% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,273Highest 24% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,983 5% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 81.5%±38.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Litchfield and Temple 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% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above NH |
34 min 29% above NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 21%±5.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.9%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Litchfield and Temple 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 | — | — |
| School district | Litchfield School District | — | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | Campbell High School | — | 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.