Peterborough vs Wilton

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

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

Peterborough has the higher population (2,343 vs 1,444 in Wilton). Peterborough has the higher median household income ($81,836 vs $81,042 in Wilton). Peterborough has the higher median home value ($323,700 vs $287,300 in Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	Peterborough	Wilton
Population	2,343	1,444
Median age	59.6 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,836	$81,042
Median home value	$323,700	$287,300
Median gross rent	$1,310	$1,378
Housing units	1,580	690
Homeownership rate	56.1%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.9%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peterborough	Wilton
Population	2,971 → 2,343 (-21.1%)	1,267 → 1,444 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$60,324 → $81,836 (+35.7%)	$61,875 → $81,042 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$224,700 → $323,700 (+44.1%)	$190,900 → $287,300 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$870 → $1,310 (+50.6%)	$963 → $1,378 (+43.1%)

Peterborough

Population

2,9712,343

Median household income

$60,324$81,836

Median home value

$224,700$323,700

Median gross rent

$870$1,310

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)

	Peterborough	Wilton
Under 5	0.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	7.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	2.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	21.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	5.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	17.7%
55 to 64	17.2%	22.6%
65 to 74	15.7%	4.2%
75 and over	20.8%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peterborough	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peterborough	Wilton
No high school diploma	4.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	15.4%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peterborough	Wilton
Drove alone	80.2%	84.2%
Carpooled	0.6%	5.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	10.8%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peterborough	Wilton
1-unit, detached	47.9%	43.3%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	20.4%	42.3%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Peterborough	Wilton
Poverty rate	8.1%	2.3%
Average household size	1.70	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1956	1938