What is the median rent in Amherst Town, MA?

Name: Median rent in Amherst Town, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Amherst Town, MA is $1,671 (±$93) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,276 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,671 (±$93)
Rented homes: 5,276 (±518)
$2,000 or more: 30.1%

How much rent costs in Amherst Town

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Amherst Town	Hampshire County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $500	6.4% (±3.2 points)	8.1%	10.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	14.1% (±6.0 points)	16.3%	11.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.1% (±5.5 points)	34.2%	17.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.3% (±6.1 points)	21.5%	19.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.2% (±5.5 points)	12.8%	16.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.3% (±2.3 points)	3.0%	10.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	7.6% (±3.4 points)	4.1%	13.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 30.3% of renting households.

30.1% of rented homes in Amherst Town cost $2,000 or more a month.

Amherst Town against Hampshire County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Amherst Town	Hampshire County	Massachusetts	United States
Median gross rent	$1,671 (±$93)	$1,388 (±$32)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,276 (±518)	19,075 (±930)	1,006,980 (±6,692)	42,849,984

In Amherst Town, median gross rent is higher than in Hampshire County ($1,388).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Hampshire County, Amherst Town ranks 2 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 153 of 333.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Median gross rent in places near Amherst Town

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amherst Town
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Amherst Town	—	$1,671 (±$93)	—
Hadley	3.2 mi	$1,402 (±$132)	Lower
Pelham	4.9 mi	$1,205 (±$560)	Not measurably different
Hatfield (community)	5.0 mi	$1,172 (±$332)	Lower
Hatfield	5.9 mi	$1,267 (±$216)	Lower
Leverett	7.4 mi	$1,389 (±$135)	Lower
Sunderland	7.4 mi	$1,672 (±$151)	Not measurably different
Shutesbury	7.9 mi	$1,721 (±$111)	Not measurably different
Belchertown	8.0 mi	$1,292 (±$230)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hadley, MA ($1,402), Hatfield (community), MA ($1,172), Hatfield, MA ($1,267).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Hampshire County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Middlefield	$2,625 (±$1,407)
2	Amherst Town	$1,671 (±$93)
3	Northampton	$1,439 (±$75)
4	Williamsburg	$1,420 (±$228)
5	Hadley	$1,402 (±$132)
6	Huntington	$1,334 (±$105)
7	South Hadley	$1,325 (±$54)
8	Westhampton	$1,304 (±$229)

Showing 8 of 18 places in Hampshire County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Amherst Town

What is the average rent in Amherst Town, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Amherst Town is $1,671 (±$93) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Amherst Town cost more than $2,000 a month?

30.1% of rented homes in Amherst Town have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Amherst Town higher than in Hampshire County?

In Amherst Town, median gross rent is higher than in Hampshire County ($1,388).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Amherst Town city, Massachusetts (place:01370, in state:25).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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