Amherst, VA
1,865Residents
$70,841Median household income
$718/moMedian gross rent
$220,700Median home value
50.3Median age
26%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
70%Homes lived in by their owners
3.1×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 12% of the median household income in Amherst.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $29,000 a year. In Virginia that leaves roughly $1,991 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $30,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.