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Litchfield vs Windsor vs Nashua

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 highest household income ($162k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($338k median).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% 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.

MeasureLitchfieldWindsorNashua
People
Population
8,499
254Lowest
91,294Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.5%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
—
+5.6%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
43.1±1.7Highest
about the NH average
40.2±18.8
7% below NH
40±1.3Lowest
8% below NH
Litchfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±3.7
NH: 18.2%
25.2%±14.7Highest
NH: 18.2%
18.6%±1.2Lowest
NH: 18.2%
Windsor 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%
15.7%±8
NH: 20.1%
16.9%±1Highest
NH: 20.1%
Nashua and Windsor 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%
12.6%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
41.2%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.4%±1.6
NH: 6%
3.9%±4.2Lowest
NH: 6%
5%±0.6Highest
NH: 6%
Nashua and Litchfield 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
$103,750±$40k
5% above NH
$96,326±$5kLowest
about the NH average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$485,000±$18kHighest
20% above NH
$337,500±$40kLowest
16% below NH
$403,900±$11k
about the NH average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,138±$406Highest
43% above NH
—
$1,737±$41Lowest
16% above NH
Litchfield and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$8,273Highest
24% above NH
$3,381Lowest
49% below NH
$6,799
about the NH average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
81.5%±38.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
66.7%±100
NH: 48.2%
45.8%±4.2Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Litchfield and Windsor 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%
10.8%Highest
NH: 7.2%
7.8%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.7%
NH: 72.8%
96.5%Highest
NH: 72.8%
55.8%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987Highest
8 yrs newer than NH
1983
4 yrs newer than NH
1975Lowest
4 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
9% above NH
32 minHighest
21% above NH
26 minLowest
about the NH average
Work from home
21%±5.1Highest
NH: 16.8%
15%±16.5Lowest
NH: 16.8%
17.4%±1.6
NH: 16.8%
Litchfield and Nashua 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 — #67 of 120 in NH
School district Litchfield School District — Nashua School District
High school in town Campbell High School — Nashua High School South
Students per teacherat that high school
11.4Lowest
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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.