It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Littleton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Littleton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Littleton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Littleton may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Littleton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.28 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Littleton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Littleton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.65% of adults in Littleton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Littleton in 2022 was $34,307, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,228 for a family of four. However, Littleton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Littleton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Littleton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Littleton include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Littleton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Slavic languages.
