Athens County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Athens County, OH real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Athens County listed for $253,750, down 15.4% from a year earlier. That is 11% below the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 74 days on the market, slower than 54 days a year ago. That makes Athens County the #49 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Athens County pay a median of $2,167 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $185,000, an effective rate of about 1.17%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Athens County the #60 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $939 a month, and $955 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 23 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $254,000 home here comes to about $1,737 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $74,000 a year (the median household here earns $56,001).