housing costs · Ohio
Housing costs in Athens County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $939 | ± $46 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $903 | ± $54 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $907 | ± $36 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $840 | ± $36 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $185,000 | ± $10,740 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $173,800 | ± $10,390 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $161,700 | ± $8,053 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $150,800 | ± $6,791 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 33.4 % | ± 1.7 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 33.9 % | ± 2.5 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 34.5 % | ± 3.7 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 35.4 % | ± 5.5 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Athens County is $939, above the Ohio median of $863 across 88 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.