Expensive
Affordable
Affordable
Colorblind friendly
off
These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Athens area can be challenging. Home prices in Athens are now at a median cost of $267,698, higher than the Alabama average of $228,911.
The average cost of rent is $1,128/mo in Athens, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Athens area. In Athens, 27.95% of households rent, and 43.09% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Athens is $6,507 per month. Households that rent pay about 17.33% of their income on rent here. Athens’s most expensive areas are in the southeastern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the northwestern parts of the city.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Cities
- Tanner Crossroads, AL: higher priced homes
- Hays Mill, AL: less expensive homes
- Jones Crossroads, AL: equally priced homes
- Tanner, AL: equally priced homes
- Reid, AL: equally priced homes
- Brookwood Forest, AL: equally priced homes
- Elkmont, AL: less expensive homes
- Thach, AL: less expensive homes
- Gipsy, AL: less expensive homes
- Ripley, AL: equally priced homes
Cities with Similar Populations
- Miami Beach, FL: higher priced homes
- West Chester, OH: higher priced homes
- Blacksburg, VA: higher priced homes
- Crestview, FL: equally priced homes
- North Fort Myers, FL: less expensive homes
- Fuquay-Varina, NC: higher priced homes
- Gallatin, TN: higher priced homes
- Hialeah Gardens, FL: higher priced homes
- Hollister, CA: higher priced homes
- West Sacramento, CA: higher priced homes
No other site shows detail at this level for free. We are able to keep this site free by receiving a small commission from the referring links below if you book, rent, or request a lead at no cost to you. Please share or cite this page if you aren’t able to otherwise support our work.
Map interface © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Map data and content © bestneighborhood