Athens, TX: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Athens is a city in and the county seat of Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857. The city has called itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World." Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas. Athens was incorporated in 1856 and was named after Athens, the capital of Greece.

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How Athens ranks

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#41Highest graduation rate in TX #164Shortest commute in TX #275Lowest property tax in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code75751, 75752

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Living in Athens

Housing in Athens

$259K▼ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Athens home is worth about $259,000, down 1.1% in a year, 14% below the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market61

Sale-to-list95.2%

Sold in May13

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Safety in Athens

C

Safety Grade C

Athens reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Athens 3.4

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Athens 10.3

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Athens

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Athens’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictATHENS ISDSchools6

CENTRAL ATHENS BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 568 students BEL AIR EL B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 465 students SOUTH ATHENS EL C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 457 students ATHENS MIDDLE B-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 660 students ATHENS H S C+High · Grades 9–12 · 879 students ATHENS CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.