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Amherst Town is a small city of 38,182 people in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It's part of the Amherst Town, MA area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $2k a month.
38,182people
$485kTypical home
$1,671/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,182
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,382 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Amherst Town, MA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,058/mo)
- Median rent $1,671/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (305 per 100k)
People
- Median age 21
- 17% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 60% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 28% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BDL airport
- 31 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 513 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hampshire County: D+42 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk