Is Athens, AL a good place to invest in rental property?

Athens, AL has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-802 and a median cap rate of 3.5%, on a median sold price of $299,900. Prices changed +0.6% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Athens, AL?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Athens, AL is 3.5%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Athens, AL?

The median sold price in Athens, AL is $299,900 (about $162 per square foot).

Investing in Athens, AL Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Athens, AL rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$299,900Median sold price

$162Median $/sqft

3.5%Median cap rate

$-802Modeled cash flow / mo

+0.6%Appreciation YoY

14.9Months of supply

1,902Active listings

1,535Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Athens numbers say

In Athens, AL, the median home sold for $299,900 (about $162 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.5% cap rate with a median $-802 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +0.6% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 14.9 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

🔨 See 14 fix-and-flip deals in Athens — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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