Amherst vs Antrim

A side-by-side comparison of Amherst and Antrim: population, income, housing, and more.

Amherst and Antrim are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Antrim has the higher population (1,293 vs 756 in Amherst). Amherst has the higher median household income ($165,714 vs $72,750 in Antrim). Amherst has the higher median home value ($482,800 vs $259,400 in Antrim).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Antrim
Population	756	1,293
Median age	39.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$165,714	$72,750
Median home value	$482,800	$259,400
Median gross rent	—	$940
Housing units	256	596
Homeownership rate	94.5%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.0%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Antrim
Population	754 → 756 (+0.3%)	1,388 → 1,293 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$142,031 → $165,714 (+16.7%)	$56,250 → $72,750 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$325,900 → $482,800 (+48.1%)	$181,900 → $259,400 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$957 → $940 (-1.8%)

Amherst

Population

754756

Median household income

$142,031$165,714

Median home value

$325,900$482,800

Antrim

Population

1,3881,293

Median household income

$56,250$72,750

Median home value

$181,900$259,400

Median gross rent

$957$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Antrim
Under 5	6.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	20.8%
18 to 24	2.8%	3.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	15.2%
55 to 64	15.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.5%
75 and over	10.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Antrim
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Antrim
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	22.7%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	49.8%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Antrim
Drove alone	70.6%	83.5%
Carpooled	1.2%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.8%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Antrim
1-unit, detached	88.3%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Antrim
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1938	1938