Home values, rents and more in Athens, TX
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, TX is worth about $255,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Athens are 5% below the typical value in the Athens metro area ($268,000) and 30% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Athens fell 0.5%, compared with −1.5% in the Athens metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,305 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 7% below the Athens metro area ($1,408) and 32% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $67,984, against $65,179 in the Athens metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 13,200 people live in Athens (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Athens has the 6th-lowest typical home value of the 14 cities in the Athens metro area and the 536th-highest of 1,071 in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Henderson County, TX · Athens metro area · Texas
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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.