Best PlacesEast Village, Amherst, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Village, Amherst, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Village, Amherst ranks 1,085th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Village, Amherst
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East Village, Amherst's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Village, Amherst ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of neighborhoods
Where East Village, Amherst ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Village, Amherst
A household needs to earn about $140,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Village, Amherst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,133, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East Village, Amherst's effective rate of 1.28%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Village, Amherst
East Village, Amherst runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Village, Amherst.
Who works in East Village, Amherst, and how
Work in East Village, Amherst centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in East Village, Amherst
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Village, Amherst.
What the weather is like in East Village, Amherst, month by month
East Village, Amherst sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of East Village, Amherst
Bradley International sits about 31 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around East Village, Amherst
Schools across East Village, Amherst average an A−, better than 92% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Crocker Farm ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Fort River ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Pelham ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amherst Regional Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Amherst Regional HighA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Village, Amherst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Village, Amherst measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East Village, Amherst against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Village, Amherst
Is East Village, Amherst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Village, Amherst ranks 1,085th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, an educated workforce, and heat safety, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Village, Amherst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $502,172. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $110,133 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is East Village, Amherst safe?
Yes, East Village, Amherst is safer than 89% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare East Village, Amherst with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Village, Amherst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Village, Amherst represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East Village, Amherst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Village, Amherst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Village, Amherst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Village, Amherst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Village, Amherst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Village, Amherst detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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