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Wilton is a small town of 1,038 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It's about 18 miles from Manchester, NH and 51 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,038people
$360kTypical home
$1,376/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
233Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,038
- Part of a metro area
- About 492 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Manchester, NH
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,269/mo)
- Median rent $1,376/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (645 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 16% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MHT airport
- 50 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 641 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 239 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsborough County: D+3 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.