Home values, rents and more in Athens, IL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Athens compares
The typical home in Athens, IL is worth about $233,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Athens are 16% above the typical value in the Springfield metro area ($201,000) and 36% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Athens rose 7.4%, compared with +7.4% in the Springfield metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $81,192, against $75,895 in the Springfield metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 2,102 people live in Athens (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Athens has the 10th-highest typical home value of the 25 cities in the Springfield metro area and the 385th-highest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.
Part of: Menard County, IL · Springfield metro area · Illinois
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.