24521
Amherst, Virginia.
Amherst, Amherst County, VA · Lynchburg, VA metro · population 10,599
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$844 (+119%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $10,481 +4%
- $285,336$295,817 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $66,875 +29%
- $228,942$295,817 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 24521$1,553
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.
Typical home values in zip 24521 rose 3.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Amherst County, VA 96% · Nelson County, VA 4%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Amherst, VA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 24521
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 24521$295,817
- Lynchburg$288,388
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 22964 | Piney River | 99 | — | $202,786 |
| 9.3 | 24574 | Monroe | 3,666 | — | $293,058 |
| 9.9 | 22922 | Arrington | 2,226 | — | $241,272 |
| 11.9 | 24572 | Madison Heights | 15,744 | $989 | $245,009 |
| 12.0 | 22967 | Roseland | 2,413 | — | $412,485 |
| 14.2 | 24483 | Vesuvius | 475 | — | $305,982 |
| 14.7 | 22976 | Tyro | 149 | — | $278,872 |
| 15.1 | 24503 | Lynchburg | 20,419 | $1,341 | $373,311 |
| 15.5 | 24464 | Montebello | 190 | — | $358,123 |
| 15.6 | 24416 | Buena Vista | 9,082 | — | $201,161 |
| 15.6 | 22949 | Lovingston | 1,426 | — | $315,279 |
| 16.0 | 24536 | Coleman Falls | 406 | — | $286,518 |
| 16.3 | 24553 | Gladstone | 1,610 | — | $229,989 |
| 17.7 | 24526 | Big Island | 1,494 | — | $195,906 |
| 17.8 | 22971 | Shipman | 2,359 | — | $255,225 |
| 18.8 | 24504 | Lynchburg | 9,632 | $1,151 | $177,438 |
| 19.7 | 24435 | Fairfield | 1,764 | — | $365,655 |
| 19.7 | 24501 | Lynchburg | 25,006 | $1,298 | $193,744 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.