What stands out worked out from the figures below

Litchfield has the most affordable homes ($485k median).

Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Litchfield	Windham
People
Population	8,499Lowest	16,038Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.5%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	43.1±1.7Highest about the NH average	41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH
	Litchfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2%	27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2%
	Windham and Litchfield 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%	15.5%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1%
	Windham 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%	62.7%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.6Highest NH: 6%	3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6%
	Litchfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$162,036±$11kLowest 64% above NH	$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH
	Windham and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$485,000±$18kLowest 20% above NH	$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,138±$406Lowest 43% above NH	$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,273Lowest 24% above NH	$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	81.5%±38.3Highest NH: 48.2%	52.2%±50.9Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Litchfield and Windham 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%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.7%Lowest NH: 72.8%	93.9%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Lowest 8 yrs newer than NH	1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above NH	31 minHighest 15% above NH
Work from home	21%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8%	21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8%
	Windham and Litchfield 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	#13 of 120 in NH
School district	Litchfield School District	Windham School District
High school in town	Campbell High School	Windham High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4Lowest	12.8Highest
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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.