Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Median home value$239,200
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$906/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
Cleveland 28%
Amherst
Lorain County12,906 residentsAmherst Exempted Village
61
C
Suburbgrade score
23rd of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
61
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Amherst is like to live in, by category
Bars show Amherst against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency71st pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.0
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate94%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index94
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.23%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute25.4 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Restaurants & cafés51
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks8
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Median household income$90,725
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment4.8%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations42%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Amherst on commute & transport
Amherst's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Lakewood23 mi from AmherstB 66 C+ Rocky River20 mi from AmherstB− 72 B− Bay Village17 mi from AmherstB− 70 B− Fairview Park20 mi from AmherstB− 63 C+ Middleburg Heights22 mi from AmherstC+ 61 C Brook Park21 mi from AmherstC+ 57 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Amherst
Is Amherst, OH a good place to live?
Amherst scores 61 out of 100, 23rd of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Amherst expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $239,200, 11% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.23%. $906/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Amherst?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Amherst sit at the 71st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 20.0 student–teacher ratio. Amherst is served by Amherst Exempted Village. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Amherst?
The mean commute is 25.4 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.3% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Amherst?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 51 restaurants and cafés and 8 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Amherst old or new?
The median home in Amherst was built in 1971 — newer than the Cleveland median of 1963. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 90% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.