Amherst, NH
Tracking 5,513 properties across Amherst, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1979 and the oldest to 1735. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Amherst, NHInc. 1760
Amherst is an affluent residential town southwest of Manchester, with a well-preserved village green and a housing stock of single-family homes on generous, wooded lots. The town has consistently ranked among the best places to live in New Hampshire, with strong schools and a deliberate preservation of its colonial New England character.
For property professionals, Amherst is the premium residential market in Hillsborough County — high assessed values, large lots, and a housing stock where condition and quality drive differentiation.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
368 properties (7%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
5,513 properties · Median year built 1979 · Avg 2,532 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 61% of Amherst properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Amherst
Hillsborough County · New Hampshire
Amherst covers 33.9 square miles in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $415K.
Single-family homes account for 3,719 of Amherst's 5,513 properties, with 731 condominiums. There are 85 commercial properties and 398 parcels of vacant land. About 68% of properties are owner-occupied, and 4% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $300K and $520K, with the highest assessed property at $33.3M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems, and 26% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 375 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Amherst its character.
What Amherst Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Amherst's fire protection grade distribution (9 Grade A, 202 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Amherst's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1735 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 7% of Amherst properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Amherst property intelligence.
5,513 Amherst properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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