Amherst Town, Massachusetts

About Amherst Town

Amherst Town, MA is a thriving city located in western Massachusetts counting 40,989 people who proudly call it home.

Amherst Town holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 27.62 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,484 residents per square mile.

📰 Amherst Town News Today

• Amherst Town Council discusses housing, local recreation, international affairs Massachusetts Daily Collegian · Sep 16
• Amherst to Celebrate Completion of New Elementary School Building with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Amherst Indy · Sep 29
• Rotary Club of Amherst Town Fair Amherst College · Aug 27
• Amherst Town city Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Massachusetts town advances solar, battery rules after years of drinking water debate The Cool Down · Aug 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Massachusetts headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Amherst Town Unique

• The only place in America named Amherst Town — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.1% of Massachusetts's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 40,989.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Amherst Town

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Amherst Town

• 3 Amigos — mexican
• Amherst Coffee + Bar — coffee shop (café)
• Amherst House of Pizza — pizza
• Amherst Oyster Bar — seafood
• Amherst Public House — american
• Applebee's — american
• Balance
• Berkshire Dining Commons
• Bistro 63 at the Monkey Bar and Grill — american
• Bridge Café — sushi (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Amherst History Museum · Museum
• Beneski Museum of Natural History · Museum
• Emily Dickinson Museum · Museum
• Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art · Museum
• Rausch Mineral Gallery · Museum
• University Museum of Contemporary Art · Museum
• Art Gallery · Art gallery
• Bob Stiles House Museum · Museum
• Mead Art Museum · Museum
• Mill District Local Art Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Amherst Town

• Cadwell Memorial Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fort River Grasslands Division · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mount Holyoke Range State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• UMass Amherst Sunwheel reviews ★
• Adams Family Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Alexandra Dawson Wildlife Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Amethyst Brook Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Amethyst Brook Wildlife Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Amethyst Conservation Area reviews ★
• Amherst Water Supply Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Applewood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Athletic Fields North reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Amherst Town

• Amherst Regional High
• Amherst Regional Middle School
• Crocker Farm Elementary
• Fort River Elementary
• Pelham Elementary
• Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School
• Shutesbury Elementary
• Wildwood Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Amherst Town

🏘️ Nearby Communities