Amherst vs Wilton

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

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

Wilton has the higher population (1,444 vs 756 in Amherst). Amherst has the higher median household income ($165,714 vs $81,042 in Wilton). Amherst has the higher median home value ($482,800 vs $287,300 in Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Wilton
Population	756	1,444
Median age	39.5 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$165,714	$81,042
Median home value	$482,800	$287,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,378
Housing units	256	690
Homeownership rate	94.5%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.0%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Wilton
Population	754 → 756 (+0.3%)	1,267 → 1,444 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$142,031 → $165,714 (+16.7%)	$61,875 → $81,042 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$325,900 → $482,800 (+48.1%)	$190,900 → $287,300 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$963 → $1,378 (+43.1%)

Amherst

Population

754756

Median household income

$142,031$165,714

Median home value

$325,900$482,800

Wilton

Population

1,2671,444

Median household income

$61,875$81,042

Median home value

$190,900$287,300

Median gross rent

$963$1,378

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Wilton
Under 5	6.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	2.8%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.4%	21.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	5.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	17.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	22.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	4.2%
75 and over	10.4%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	97.8%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Wilton
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	22.7%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	49.8%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Wilton
Drove alone	70.6%	84.2%
Carpooled	1.2%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.8%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Wilton
1-unit, detached	88.3%	43.3%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	42.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Wilton
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.3%
Average household size	2.95	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1938	1938