Another notable thing is that Alton is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
Because of many things, Alton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Alton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Alton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Alton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Alton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Alton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Alton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Alton, the average commute to work is 32.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Alton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Alton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.79% of adults in Alton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Alton in 2022 was $55,370, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $221,480 for a family of four.
The people who call Alton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alton include Irish, English, French, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Alton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
