Home values, rents and more in Athens, OH
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, OH is worth about $244,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Athens are 32% above the typical value in the Athens metro area ($186,000) and 33% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Athens rose 3.2%, compared with +3.5% in the Athens metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,103 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Athens metro area ($1,127) and 43% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $38,204, against $56,001 in the Athens metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 23,396 people live in Athens (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Athens has the highest typical home value of the 10 cities in the Athens metro area and the 390th-highest of 879 in Ohio with Zillow figures.
Part of: Athens County, OH · Athens metro area · Ohio
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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.