Metro area · CBSA 12020
Athens
The Athens, GA metro area has 220,197 people. Median rent is $1,201, 22.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Clarke County at $1,285. Of the 14 places we track here, Winterville has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,608
Median home value
$310,200
Unemployment
4.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,285
HUD, Clarke County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens-Clarke County | 127,345 | $1,219 | 27.6% |
| Watkinsville | 3,350 | $1,541 | 20.1% |
| Royston | 2,258 | $545 | 19.0% |
| Winterville | 2,223 | $1,033 | 11.2% |
| Comer | 2,029 | $881 | 20.0% |
| Bogart | 1,403 | $1,158 | 15.4% |
| Crawford | 1,016 | $913 | 14.6% |
| Danielsville | 952 | $719 | 12.8% |
| Hull | 832 | $972 | 26.9% |
| Colbert | 806 | $1,304 | 20.7% |
| North High Shoals | 698 | $956 | 12.3% |
| Ila | 526 | $945 | 20.9% |
| Lexington | 520 | $858 | 13.7% |
| Arnoldsville | 500 | $558 | 13.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.