Athens housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Athens home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index put a typical home in Athens, Georgia at $338,623 in September 2026, up 1.6% from a year earlier and at the highest monthly level recorded.
- Typical value of a home
- $338,623September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Since September 2025, the change was +1.6%.
Athens home prices since 2000
Steel represents Athens, while grey represents the United States. From January 2000, a typical Athens home increased from $121,806 to $338,623, or ×2.78. The US multiple was ×2.99 during those same months. During the boom, values peaked at $171,763 in July 2008. They then reached a low of $126,725 in August 2012, a fall of 26.2%.
Athens median home price by year
The yearly figure comes from averaging the twelve monthly values; for 2026, it shows the latest month's value.
| Year | Athens | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $124,977 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $134,164 | +7.4% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $142,103 | +5.9% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $149,279 | +5.0% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $155,940 | +4.5% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $162,025 | +3.9% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $167,334 | +3.3% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $169,343 | +1.2% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $170,831 | +0.9% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $163,614 | −4.2% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $153,468 | −6.2% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $144,537 | −5.8% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $128,484 | −11.1% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $132,276 | +3.0% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $138,526 | +4.7% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $142,297 | +2.7% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $149,589 | +5.1% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $159,079 | +6.3% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $173,207 | +8.9% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $190,087 | +9.7% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $210,040 | +10.5% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $247,522 | +17.8% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $290,147 | +17.2% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $308,080 | +6.2% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $326,677 | +6.0% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $333,065 | +2.0% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $338,623 | +1.6% | $366,157 |
Today's value of an Athens home bought in any year
An estimate for a typical home based on an index, not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; September 2026 is the current value. Other tools: home appreciation calculator.
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Athens housing market forecast
Zillow's forecast puts the Athens, GA metro at +1.4% during the 12 months beginning September 2026, with +0.2% projected for the next three months. The forecast would bring Athens's typical value of $338,623 to near $343,400 after one year.
The metro forecast shown here comes from Zillow's central estimate; the site does not publish its own forecast. Such a 12-month forecast has typically differed from the realized change by several percentage points in either direction. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts appear in a single table: housing market forecast.
Athens housing market crash risk score
54 of 100, high
The score uses five conditions that ran high before earlier price falls to rank Athens against the 292 cities. Each input is scored from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities, and the five scores receive equal weight in the average. It shows current conditions and does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +64.3% | 94 | 20% |
| Number of days on the market vs 2019 | −7.1% | 26 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 15.8 | 34 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 6.5 | 77 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +1.6% | 39 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Scoring details: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Athens homes for sale and time on market
In September 2026 the Athens, GA metro listed 1,043 homes for sale, up +33.7% from a year earlier and +64.3% from the same month in 2019. Listings had a median sale time of 65 days (−7.1% against 2019), while 17.5% received a price cut.
| Athens, GA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,043 | +33.7% |
| New listings | 228 | |
| Median days on market | 65 | −23.5% |
| Median list price | $436,975 | −2.7% |
| Share with a price cut | 17.5% |
Realtor.com data from Realtor.com® Economic Research for metro inventory. For all metro areas, see days on market by city.
Athens rent and living costs
The Zillow Observed Rent Index puts Athens's typical monthly asking rent at $1,782, which is +2.6% higher than a year earlier. A typical home's cost amounts to 15.8 years of that rent. A year's median household income of $52,264 (Census ACS 2024) puts the typical home at 6.5 times that income. BEA places metro prices at 93.3 compared with a US average of 100, while housing costs stand at 76.8.
Additional housing markets across Georgia
- Atlanta prices stand at $380,331.
- Columbus, Georgia $175,906
- Augusta at $187,663.
- Macon at $171,522.
- Savannah at $318,893.
For a statewide view, see the Georgia housing market.
How to read this chart
The Zillow Home Value Index for Athens appears at each point. This measures a typical home in the market’s middle third, with smoothing and seasonal adjustment, using the month’s dollar value. The slider's month is marked by a hollow dot, while a terracotta dot marks the latest month. These figures do not account for inflation, and the index tracks a typical home rather than any one property. To find the value of one property, use the card above or the home appreciation calculator with its sale price.