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Amherst, New Hampshire: commercial real estate data.
Amherst is a Census CDP of 726 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Hillsborough County. Median household income is $154,286, 92.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 42 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Amherst
What Amherst is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,000 plus or minus 359
- County holding the largest share of its areaHillsborough County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
How many people live in Amherst
- Population726 plus or minus 261
- Median age39.2
- Population under 18193 plus or minus 94
- Share under 1826.6 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over126 plus or minus 67
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households250 plus or minus 78
- Family households197 plus or minus 76
- Share of households that are families78.8 percent plus or minus 17.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
Income and work in Amherst
- Median household income$154,286
- Per capita income$112,287 plus or minus $73,670
- Civilian labor force346 plus or minus 135
- Employed346 plus or minus 135
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over511 plus or minus 181
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 49.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree54.6 percent plus or minus 12.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
Housing in Amherst
- Housing units250 plus or minus 78
- Occupied units250 plus or minus 78
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied232 plus or minus 82
- Renter occupied18 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate92.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$544,600 plus or minus $112,352
- Single family units232 plus or minus 82
- Share single family92.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more7.2 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Amherst gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute237 plus or minus 89
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more123 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.9 percent plus or minus 26.3
- Drove alone67.5 percent
- Carpooled1.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home29.3 percent plus or minus 18.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
SBA loans in Amherst (7(a))
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$9,649,800
- Average approval$229,757
- Median approval$140,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$650,140
- Largest approval$1,240,000
- Jobs supported477
- Jobs per approval11.4
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.8 percent
- Share to franchises7.1 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Amherst, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Amherst
SBA loans in Amherst (504)
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$15,157,000
- Average approval$631,542
- Median approval$342,000
- Largest approval$3,576,000
- Jobs supported281
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Amherst, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Amherst
Flood risk in Amherst
- NFIP communityTown of Amherst
- NFIP community number330081
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The Town of Amherst participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 330081 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hillsborough County, not Amherst
Hillsborough County context, not Amherst figures
- Establishments in Hillsborough County11,028
- Covered employment, Hillsborough County201,342
- Average annual pay, Hillsborough County$79,660
- Housing units permitted, Hillsborough County872
Every figure in this section is published for Hillsborough County as a whole and is not a measurement of Amherst.
All Hillsborough County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Amherst questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Amherst, New Hampshire?
726, in 250 households. Amherst CDP covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 1,000 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Amherst in?
Hillsborough County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Amherst?
$154,286. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $544,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Amherst businesses?
42 7(a) approvals totaling $9.6 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $140,500, plus 24 504 approvals worth $15.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Amherst, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Amherst borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Amherst. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Amherst in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Amherst appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Amherst, town of, community 330081, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Amherst figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hillsborough County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Amherst.
Is zoning published for Amherst?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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