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Metro area · CBSA 11940

Athens

The Athens, TN metro area has 68,227 people. Median rent is $822, 16.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in McMinn County at $995. Of the 9 places we track here, Delano has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income
$61,438
Median home value
$205,300
Unemployment
5.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$995
HUD, McMinn County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

PlacePopulationRentRent to income
Athens14,471$84618.8%
Sweetwater6,532$61916.3%
Etowah3,658$74122.6%
Decatur1,898$84723.9%
Englewood1,818$76317.9%
Delano838$72914.2%
Riceville823$73117.2%
Niota735$1,00719.6%
Calhoun546$69016.9%
TennesseeCalhoun, TNNiota, TNRiceville, TNDelano, TNEnglewood, TNDecatur, TNEtowah, TNSweetwater, TNAthens, TNAthensSweetwaterEtowahDecaturAthensSweetwaterEtowahDecatur

Nearby metro areas

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.