Amherst vs Francestown

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

Amherst and Francestown 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 137 in Francestown). Amherst has the higher median household income ($165,714 vs $112,188 in Francestown). Amherst has the higher median home value ($482,800 vs $361,400 in Francestown).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Francestown
Population	756	137
Median age	39.5 yrs	65.6 yrs
Median household income	$165,714	$112,188
Median home value	$482,800	$361,400
Housing units	256	80
Homeownership rate	94.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.0%	63.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Francestown
Population	754 → 756 (+0.3%)	118 → 137 (+16.1%)
Median household income	$142,031 → $165,714 (+16.7%)	$103,333 → $112,188 (+8.6%)
Median home value	$325,900 → $482,800 (+48.1%)	$286,700 → $361,400 (+26.1%)

Amherst

Population

754756

Median household income

$142,031$165,714

Median home value

$325,900$482,800

Francestown

Population

118137

Median household income

$103,333$112,188

Median home value

$286,700$361,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Francestown
Under 5	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	11.7%
18 to 24	2.8%	1.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	6.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	19.7%
75 and over	10.4%	32.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Francestown
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Francestown
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	22.7%	2.5%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	49.8%	32.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Francestown
Drove alone	70.6%	80.0%
Carpooled	1.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.8%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Francestown
1-unit, detached	88.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Francestown
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.6%
Average household size	2.95	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	38	51
Median year structure built	1938	1938