Athens, Georgia
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Athens.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Athens compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 127,300City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $41,000Incorporated place (ACS)48% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 90ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)10% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $260,000City limits (ACS)14% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,150City limits (ACS)15% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 3.2%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 20 min20% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3229% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 48launch estimate, not FBI-verified yet
- Property crime rate
- 58launch estimate, not FBI-verified yet
- Summer high
- 90°F3.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 34°FNear U.S. avg (34°F)U.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 46 in40% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 21619% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Athens with another city
Piedmont heat and a sprawling logistics/job belt shape commute realities. Expect summer highs near 90°F and winter lows around 34°F. Average one-way commute time is about 20 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 32/100. Labor-market readings near 3.2% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Safety figures are still on the curated-seed baseline for this city; check back once FBI Crime Data Explorer enrichment has run for an actual per-100k rate.
Relocators eyeing Athens, Georgia will find roughly 127,300 residents within city limits. With median income around $41,000 and a cost index of 90, the market reads below the national housing-cost baseline. Budget for median rents around $1,150 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
Athens is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Athens with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (curated seed)
- BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics (curated seed)
- Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer (curated seed)
- Climate: NOAA Climate Normals (curated seed)
Last updated 2026-07-28