Massachusetts · Census place 01370
Amherst Town city, MA
Quick answer
Amherst Town city has 35,472 residents, ranking #41 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $65,938, the median home is worth $454,000 and median gross rent runs $1,570 a month.
- Population
- 35,472Amherst Town city residents
- Median household income
- $65,938Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $454,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,570Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Amherst Town city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Amherst Town city median would spend about 28.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.1% of residents and 45.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Massachusetts.
- Chelsea city 39,460
- Braintree Town city 38,762
- Holyoke city 37,949
- Watertown Town city 35,270
- Randolph Town city 34,683
- Lexington CDP 34,085
- Franklin Town city 33,067
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