Metro area · CBSA 11200
Amherst Town
The Amherst Town, MA metro area has 162,028 people. Median rent is $1,388, 19.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Hampshire County at $2,034. Of the 8 places we track here, Granby has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$87,001
Median home value
$390,300
Unemployment
5.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$2,034
HUD, Hampshire County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Town | 38,182 | $1,671 | 29.9% |
| Northampton | 30,962 | $1,439 | 21.5% |
| Easthampton | 16,086 | $1,292 | 21.6% |
| Ware | 6,369 | $1,039 | 27.6% |
| Belchertown | 2,355 | $1,388 | 21.5% |
| Hatfield | 1,449 | $1,172 | 12.7% |
| Granby | 1,152 | $859 | 7.6% |
| Huntington | 892 | $1,340 | 32.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.