Geographic-scope notice: Amherst Center is not a separately-incorporated place in the U.S. Census Bureau's Place geography – it is either a neighborhood within a larger municipality (in Hampshire County) or a town-class subdivision in a state where the Census reports demographics at the town rather than place level. To avoid presenting county-level aggregates as city-level data, this page does not show synthetic Census or health figures for Amherst Center. For the surrounding county aggregates, see the Massachusetts state directory.
City safety & data profile
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Amherst Center, MA is a 19K-resident city in Hampshire County.
Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Amherst Center, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Amherst Center has a population larger than 41% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks.
Data updated 2026-07-20
- 19K
- Population
- Top 59%
- By size
The read on Amherst Center
Amherst Center is one of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks.
The quick read
Reading Amherst Center, MA beyond the headline numbers
Amherst Center sits inside Hampshire County, Massachusetts, at roughly 42.38°N, -72.52°W. Population 19,065.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Amherst Center from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Comparison bars benchmark each metric against the national reference.
Safety Context
Amherst Center, MA is located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. With a population of 19K, Safety alerts for the Amherst Center area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
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Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
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AirNow - Massachusetts
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EPA NAAQS standards
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Using Amherst Center's profile
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Hampshire County) where that is the smallest published unit.
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