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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 24521 (Amherst, VA)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$296,000
Metro: $288,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.7%
Metro: +2.9% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
10,599
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$73,571
Metro: $68,996 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 24521, shaded by typical home value2452124522245532457422967245262455124483245722447224416245382297124599
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ZIP codes around 24521, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 24521 is outlined.

How 24521 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 24521 (Amherst, VA) is worth about $296,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 24521 are about the same as the typical value in the Lynchburg metro area ($288,000) and 19% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 24521 rose 3.7%, compared with +2.9% in the Lynchburg metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $73,571, against $68,996 in the Lynchburg metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 10,599 people live in 24521 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

24521 has the 8th-highest typical home value of the 29 ZIP codes in the Lynchburg metro area and the 317th-lowest of 757 in Virginia with Zillow figures.

Part of: Amherst, VA · 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.

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