Athens, AL
29,002Residents
$69,922Median household income
$899/moMedian gross rent
$270,000Median home value
40.9Median age
31%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
64%Homes lived in by their owners
3.9×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 15% of the median household income in Athens.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $36,000 a year. In Alabama that leaves roughly $2,457 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $35,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.