What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South Amherst?
South Amherst is ranked No published Amherst rank is currently available; #70 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #3,120 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
South Amherst
Amherst, MA | Hampshire County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
62.8
Stability and Strength
62.7
Value Opportunity
62.4
Momentum
63.8
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 | #3,120 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #70 of 259 |
| City rank | Not available |
| County rank | Not available |
| National percentile | 79.2 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $551,056 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.5% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.08% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.46 |
| Median household income | $100,908 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69.5% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 1.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 44.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 62.8% |
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 South Amherst
Is South Amherst one of the best neighborhoods in Amherst?
South Amherst has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 62.8 and a city ranking of No published Amherst rank is currently available.
How much are homes worth in South Amherst?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for South Amherst is approximately $551,056.
Are home values rising or falling in South Amherst?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.5% year over year and 0.08% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South Amherst?
South Amherst has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 63.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in South Amherst?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $100,908.
How affordable is South Amherst relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.46. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is South Amherst primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 44.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in South Amherst?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.6%.
How educated are residents of South Amherst?
Approximately 69.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in South Amherst face high rent burden?
Approximately 62.8% 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 South 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 applications31
Estimated originations21
Home-purchase applications12
Origination rate66.3%
Home-purchase share39.3%
Average application loan$221,644
Total application loan amount$6,882,993
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage93.5%
Recent trend: Applications -9.2% YoY; originations 3.5% 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.