Amherst Town.
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Massachusetts·Hampshire County
7 tracts·38K people·$485K median·1,382/mi²
White 65 · Asian 14 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 7 · Black 5 · Other 0
Living alone 36 · Married couple 34 · Other 30
Health 79 · Professional 6 · Leisure 5 · Retail 5 · Public admin 2 · Manufacturing 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 48 · Service 29 · Sales · office 14 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 41 · Walk 28 · Work from home 19 · Carpool 12 · Transit 7 · Bike 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Amherst Town is $484,900 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Amherst Town has 38,182 residents across 7 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 21.4; the population is 65.3% White, 14.3% Asian, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Multiracial, 4.7% Black and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 75.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.7% (Census ACS).
Crocker Farm Elementary (56%), Wildwood Elementary (49%) and Fort River Elementary (47%) lead the elementary schools; Amherst Regional Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (47%); Amherst Regional High is the high school with reported scores (67%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,671/month, 6% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Amherst Town is $66,968 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Amherst Town, median rent is $1,671/month and the median home value is $484,900 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Amherst Town are drought (88), strong wind (79) and ice storm (73), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Amherst Town, 28.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).