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Median Home Price in Athens County, OH

The median home value in Athens County, OH is $190,481 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.13% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$190,481

Year-over-Year

+4.13%

National Rank

#2050 of 3071

Athens County ranks 61st out of 88 counties in OH by median home price, and is -18.7% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within OH, the typical county has a median home value of $219,608, making Athens County -13.3% below the OH state median.

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Can you afford a home in Athens County?

Households here earn a median of $56,001 a year against a typical home value of $190,481 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 41% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Athens County

Reporting agencies in Athens County recorded a violent crime rate of 105 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,206 per 100,000.

Based on 2 reporting cities covering 29,596 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Athens County

How much does a house cost in Athens County, OH?

The median home value in Athens County is $190,481. That's up 4.13% from a year earlier. That is about 18.7% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Athens County the 61st most expensive of 88 counties in Ohio.

Is Athens County affordable?

Median household income here is $56,001, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Athens County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Athens County recorded 105 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 29,596 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.