Athens
What’s happening
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Weather
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Local news
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The Athens album
Outdoors in Athens
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1910
These were all the young children I could get at the Athens Hosiery Mill at noon. And at 9 A.M., although when I went t…, 1910
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Landmark of the day
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Trinity United Methodist Church
Trinity United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee.
About Athens
City in Tennessee, United StatesAthens is the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee, United States and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga. The population was 14,084 at the 2020 census. The population estimate for 2024 was 15,050 for the U.S census
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How Athens ranks
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Housing in Athens
The typical Athens home is worth about $263,000, up 2.5% in a year, 21% below the Tennessee typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in Athens
Safety Grade D
Athens reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
Work & commute in Athens
Full picture →About one in 3 of Athens’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Chattanooga (8%), Cleveland (7%) and Sweetwater (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Athens
Health Grade D
Healthier than 7% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Tennessee
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Athens
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Athens
Full climate →Athens has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Athens
All Athens schools →School Grade A
The public schools Athens’s kids attend outperform 85% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within TN. Ratings are from neighbors.
Colleges in Athens
Colleges →of Athens’s residents are enrolled in college. Tennessee Wesleyan University has about 941 students on campus.
