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Windsor vs Litchfield vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Litchfield has the highest household income ($162k).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Windsor | Litchfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
8,499Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.5% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
43.1±1.7 about the NH average |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest 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+ | 15.7%±8 NH: 20.1% |
14.9%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Roxbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
46.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.4%±1.6 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$162,036±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
$485,000±$18kHighest 20% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,138±$406 43% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$8,273Highest 24% above NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100 NH: 48.2% |
81.5%±38.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest 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 | 10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
29 min 9% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
21%±5.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Litchfield and Windsor 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Campbell High School | — |
| 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.