The median home value in Athol, MA is $341,023 as of 2026-06-30, up 1.68% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$341,023
Year-over-Year
+1.68%
Population
12,165
Athol ranks #127 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 49.0% below the state's city median of $668,110. It sits in Worcester County, where the county-wide median is $507,049.
Athol police recorded a violent crime rate of 452 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 732 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Athol is $341,023. That's up 1.68% from a year earlier. That is about 49.0% below the typical county in Massachusetts.
Homes in Athol are cheaper than Worcester County as a whole, where the median is $507,049 — a difference of about 32.7%.
Athol police reported 452 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,165. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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