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Wilmot vs Amherst vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilmot has the most renters (16.6% rent).
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Wilmot | Amherst | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487 |
11,861Highest |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+4.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
45.9±3.5Lowest 6% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7% NH: 40.6% |
65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Amherst and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$153,196±$10kHighest 55% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,600±$43k about the NH average |
$537,600±$30kHighest 34% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289 25% below NH |
$1,462±$256Highest about the NH average |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Amherst and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651 about the NH average |
$9,773Highest 47% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±9 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Wilmot and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 22% above NH |
33 minLowest 22% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #20 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Souhegan Coop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.