Home values, rents and more in Athens County, OH
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Athens County, OH compares
The typical home in Athens County, OH is worth about $186,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Athens County, OH are about the same as the typical value in the Athens metro area ($186,000) and 49% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Athens County, OH rose 3.5%, compared with +3.5% in the Athens metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,127 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Athens metro area ($1,127) and 42% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents fell 3.2% over the past year.
The median household income is $56,001, against $56,001 in the Athens metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 63,197 people live in Athens County, OH (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Athens County, OH has the 25th-lowest typical home value of the 88 counties in Ohio with Zillow figures.
Part of: 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.