Cochituate vs Littleton Common

A side-by-side comparison of Cochituate and Littleton Common: population, income, housing, and more.

Cochituate and Littleton Common are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cochituate has the higher population (6,688 vs 2,838 in Littleton Common). Cochituate has the higher median household income ($190,938 vs $129,347 in Littleton Common). Cochituate has the higher median home value ($862,000 vs $551,800 in Littleton Common).

Population, income & housing

	Cochituate	Littleton Common
Population	6,688	2,838
Median age	44.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$190,938	$129,347
Median home value	$862,000	$551,800
Median gross rent	$1,705	$1,604
Housing units	2,529	1,198
Homeownership rate	88.3%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.0%	55.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochituate	Littleton Common
Population	7,226 → 6,688 (-7.4%)	3,293 → 2,838 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$162,390 → $190,938 (+17.6%)	$107,907 → $129,347 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$648,600 → $862,000 (+32.9%)	$358,500 → $551,800 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $1,705 (+117.5%)	$1,007 → $1,604 (+59.3%)

Cochituate

Population

7,2266,688

Median household income

$162,390$190,938

Median home value

$648,600$862,000

Median gross rent

$784$1,705

Littleton Common

Population

3,2932,838

Median household income

$107,907$129,347

Median home value

$358,500$551,800

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,604

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochituate	Littleton Common
Under 5	4.8%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	4.9%	4.4%
25 to 34	6.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.1%	17.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.7%
55 to 64	17.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	16.3%
75 and over	7.7%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochituate	Littleton Common
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.8%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochituate	Littleton Common
No high school diploma	3.8%	4.0%
High school graduate	7.4%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.4%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	45.7%	33.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochituate	Littleton Common
Drove alone	60.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	3.3%	2.4%
Public transit	1.8%	3.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.3%	14.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochituate	Littleton Common
1-unit, detached	79.6%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cochituate	Littleton Common
Poverty rate	3.4%	1.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	29	39
Median year structure built	1957	1958