Quick answer
Prices in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA were 0.2% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 100.2, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 97.5, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 100.243 |
| Goods | 97.015 |
| Housing (rents) | 97.537 |
| Utilities | 155.733 |
| Other services | 101.197 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 100.243 |
| 2023 | 102.815 |
| 2022 | 101.053 |
| 2021 | 98.954 |
| 2020 | 101.792 |
| 2019 | 98.706 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.