Cost of living in Amherst County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,117 a month.
That HUD number covers Amherst County, Virginia, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $965
- 1 bed
- $971
- 2 bed
- $1,117
- 3 bed
- $1,547
- 4 bed
- $1,678
This county is in the Lynchburg, VA area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 89.4 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Madison Heights · 10,266 people
- Amherst · 1,865 people