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Athens Real Estate Market

The Athens, TN housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Athens report in a click.

Median listing price
$337,000
▼ 1.6% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$197
1,800 sq ft median
Median days on market
60
June 2026
Active listings
313
For sale now
New listings
82
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
27%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$278,750
▼ 4.1% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
96.0%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
47
Closed sales
Median listing price trend
$349K$343K$337K$331K Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

Median listing price, Athens TN · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$345K$300K$254K$208K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Athens TN · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

Supply snapshot
Active listings
313
New this month
82
Pending
122
Price-reduced
85

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Athens, TN asks $337,000 — down 1.6% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 60 days to go under contract, and 27% of the 313 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a balanced market. Figures cover the Athens, TN metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Investment snapshot
Investor Score
27/100
#858 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
-4.3%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
32
Value
36
Rental yield
17
Supply risk
83
Market heat
34

Athens scores 27/100 on our composite Investor Score (#858 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 130% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 1.6% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Athens ranks on the trending markets index.

What mortgage rates do to the payment
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$1,519/mo
−$173/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$1,692/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$1,872/mo
+$181/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $337,000 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

Growth, supply pipeline & risk
Building permits (2025)
141
▲ 1.4% vs 2024
2.1 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+1,428
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$48.9M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Athens market FAQs

What is the median home price in Athens?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Athens, TN is $337,000, down 1.6% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Athens, TN metro area.
How fast are homes selling in Athens?
The median property in Athens spends 60 days on the market, with 313 homes actively listed and 27% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market by pace.
Who are the top real estate agents in Athens?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Athens and the wider Tennessee market.
Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Athens, TN metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.