Amherst vs Greenville

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

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

Greenville has the higher population (1,102 vs 756 in Amherst). Amherst has the higher median household income ($165,714 vs $58,095 in Greenville). Amherst has the higher median home value ($482,800 vs $271,300 in Greenville).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Greenville
Population	756	1,102
Median age	39.5 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$165,714	$58,095
Median home value	$482,800	$271,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,199
Housing units	256	398
Homeownership rate	94.5%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.0%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Greenville
Population	754 → 756 (+0.3%)	992 → 1,102 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$142,031 → $165,714 (+16.7%)	$62,656 → $58,095 (-7.3%)
Median home value	$325,900 → $482,800 (+48.1%)	$175,000 → $271,300 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$992 → $1,199 (+20.9%)

Amherst

Population

754756

Median household income

$142,031$165,714

Median home value

$325,900$482,800

Greenville

Population

9921,102

Median household income

$62,656$58,095

Median home value

$175,000$271,300

Median gross rent

$992$1,199

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Greenville
Under 5	6.2%	12.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	10.0%
18 to 24	2.8%	11.3%
25 to 34	12.4%	16.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	3.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	15.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.4%
75 and over	10.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Greenville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.1%
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%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Greenville
No high school diploma	0.0%	19.0%
High school graduate	22.7%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	49.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Greenville
Drove alone	70.6%	81.4%
Carpooled	1.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.8%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Greenville
1-unit, detached	88.3%	37.9%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	42.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	4.3%	14.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Greenville
Poverty rate	0.0%	16.8%
Average household size	2.95	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938