Home values, rents and more in Amherst, VA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Amherst compares
The typical home in Amherst, VA is worth about $294,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Amherst are about the same as the typical value in the Lynchburg metro area ($288,000) and 20% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Amherst rose 3.7%, compared with +2.9% in the Lynchburg metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $70,841, against $68,996 in the Lynchburg metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 1,865 people live in Amherst (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Amherst has the 3rd-highest typical home value of the 14 cities in the Lynchburg metro area and the 184th-lowest of 382 in Virginia with Zillow figures.
Part of: Amherst County, VA · Lynchburg metro area · Virginia
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.