About Athens, Tennessee
How's the job market in Athens?
The median household income in Athens is $40,974 and the average household income in Athens is $55,745. Athens’s population is 26,523 of which 24.26% of people work in Manufacturing, 13.19% of people work in Retail, and 9.13% of people work in Healthcare. Furthermore, of the residents in Athens, 47.02% hold a Highschool diploma, 9.06% hold a Bachelor's degree, and 5.07% hold a Graduate degree.
How are the schools in Athens?
Athens Elementary Schools
E K Baker Elementary School
School District
McMinn County School District
Rating
C+
Advanced Placement
N/A
Website
N/A
# of Students
342
# of Teachers
24
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Expenditure per Child
$7,159
Westside Elementary School
# of Students
231
# of Teachers
17
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,614
North City Elementary School
# of Students
252
# of Teachers
18
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,614
City Park Elementary School
# of Students
369
# of Teachers
27
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,614
Ingleside Elementary School
# of Students
359
# of Teachers
21
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,614
Rogers Creek Elementary School
School District
McMinn County School District
Rating
B
Advanced Placement
N/A
Website
N/A
# of Students
362
# of Teachers
24
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Expenditure per Child
$7,159
Athens Middle Schools
Athens City Middle School
# of Students
506
# of Teachers
30
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,614
Athens High Schools
McMinn High School
School District
McMinn County School District
Rating
C
Advanced Placement
N/A
Website
N/A
# of Students
1478
# of Teachers
82
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Expenditure per Child
$7,159
How's the cost of living in Athens?
Overall, Athens’s cost of living is 1.80% less expensive than the national average. This is broken down further by the following cost of living factors:
- In Athens education costs 2.30% less than the national average.
- In Athens entertainment costs 2.10% less than the national average.
- In Athens food costs 0.70% less than the national average.
- In Athens utilities costs 0.30% more than the national average.
- In Athens healthcare costs 1.5% more than the national average.
Is there a lot of crime in Athens?
In the past year in Athens there were 33% more assaults, 38% more burglaries, 23% more robberies, 8% more vehicle thefts compared to the national median.
Athens estate listings & homes for sale trends
There are currently active listings in Athens. Sold homes in Athens took an average of 53 days to sell. The average listing price in Athens is $112,450 and the average sales price is $149,950 resulting in a sales-to-list ratio of 133.35%. At Felix Homes, our new listings in Athens are updated every 2 minutes so you can see new homes in Athens as soon as they come on the market.

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