What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for North Amherst?
North Amherst is ranked No published Amherst rank is currently available; #189 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #8,936 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
North Amherst
Amherst, MA | Hampshire County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
46.4
Stability and Strength
43.1
Value Opportunity
39.2
Momentum
61.7
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Amherst, MA |
| County | Hampshire County |
| National rank | #8,936 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #189 of 259 |
| City rank | Not available |
| County rank | Not available |
| National percentile | 40.3 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $604,889 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.08% |
| Home value to income ratio | 7.93 |
| Median household income | $76,289 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 73.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 7.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 37.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 62.6% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in North Amherst
Is North Amherst one of the best neighborhoods in Amherst?
North Amherst has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 46.4 and a city ranking of No published Amherst rank is currently available.
How much are homes worth in North Amherst?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for North Amherst is approximately $604,889.
Are home values rising or falling in North Amherst?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.2% year over year and 0.08% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for North Amherst?
North Amherst has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 61.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in North Amherst?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $76,289.
How affordable is North Amherst relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 7.93. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is North Amherst primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 37.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in North Amherst?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.6%.
How educated are residents of North Amherst?
Approximately 73.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in North Amherst face high rent burden?
Approximately 62.6% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score North Amherst?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications23
Estimated originations14
Home-purchase applications11
Origination rate62.0%
Home-purchase share49.4%
Average application loan$309,304
Total application loan amount$6,990,916
National application rank#10,243 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -2.5% YoY; originations 0.0% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.