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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Alton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Alton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Alton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Alton may be for you.
One downside of living in Alton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.19 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Alton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Alton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.17% of adults in Alton have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Alton in 2022 was $52,517, 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 $210,068 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 Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Alton include Irish, English, French, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Alton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
