Amherst median home price
The average home price in Amherst is $264,508, ranking #1,225 of 3,071 U.S. counties. Updated monthly and free to explore.
Median home price
$264,508
Ranks #1,225 of 3,071 U.S. counties, in the top 40%.
- vs. national median$235,072Amherst is higher than the U.S. median
- vs. Virginia median$307,999Amherst is lower than the Virginia median
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What median home price means
The median home value is the typical home price in a market: the midpoint of Zillow's home value index (ZHVI), which tracks a typical home across all types and price tiers. It is updated monthly and smoothed to cut noise, so it is a steadier read of what homes actually cost here than a raw median sale price, which swings with whatever happened to sell that month.
Amherst average home price: common questions
What is the average home price in Amherst?
The average home price in Amherst is $264,508, which ranks #1,225 of 3,071 U.S. counties. Curb Report updates this monthly and it is free to view.
Is the average home price in Amherst above or below the national average?
Amherst is higher than the U.S. median of $235,072, putting it in the top 40% of U.S. counties.
How does Amherst compare with the rest of Virginia?
Amherst is lower than the Virginia median of $307,999.
Is the average home price the same as the median home price?
People usually search for the "average home price" in a place, but the number published here is the typical home value from Zillow's ZHVI, which is a median-style measure rather than an arithmetic mean. That is deliberate: a true average is dragged upward by a handful of luxury sales, so it overstates what a normal home costs. For everyday purposes the two answer the same question, and the figure below is the better answer to it.
What does median home price mean?
The median home value is the typical home price in a market: the midpoint of Zillow's home value index (ZHVI), which tracks a typical home across all types and price tiers. It is updated monthly and smoothed to cut noise, so it is a steadier read of what homes actually cost here than a raw median sale price, which swings with whatever happened to sell that month.