Amherst vs Bennington

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

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

Amherst has the higher population (756 vs 240 in Bennington). Amherst has the higher median household income ($165,714 vs $70,750 in Bennington). Amherst has the higher median home value ($482,800 vs $213,400 in Bennington).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Bennington
Population	756	240
Median age	39.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$165,714	$70,750
Median home value	$482,800	$213,400
Median gross rent	—	$897
Housing units	256	130
Homeownership rate	94.5%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.0%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Bennington
Population	754 → 756 (+0.3%)	321 → 240 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$142,031 → $165,714 (+16.7%)	$71,667 → $70,750 (-1.3%)
Median home value	$325,900 → $482,800 (+48.1%)	$133,000 → $213,400 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$857 → $897 (+4.7%)

Amherst

Population

754756

Median household income

$142,031$165,714

Median home value

$325,900$482,800

Bennington

Population

321240

Median household income

$71,667$70,750

Median home value

$133,000$213,400

Median gross rent

$857$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Bennington
Under 5	6.2%	12.5%
5 to 17	18.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	2.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	16.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.2%
75 and over	10.4%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Bennington
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	72.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	3.2%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Bennington
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	22.7%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	49.8%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Bennington
Drove alone	70.6%	78.1%
Carpooled	1.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.8%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Bennington
1-unit, detached	88.3%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	43.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Bennington
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	38	40
Median year structure built	1938	1938