The Best Neighborhoods in Athens, GA (2026)
“Best” depends on what you are optimising for, so instead of one opinionated list this page gives you Athens’s communities ranked five ways from the last 12 months of Georgia MLS closings, each with a link to the community page (homes for sale, sold history, HOA and photos). Prices are actual closed sales, not asking prices.
61 Athens, Georgia communities closed at least 3 homes in the last 12 months — 339 closings in all, at a community-median sold price of $357,500. This page ranks them only by what the MLS record shows: closings (how liquid a community is), sold price per square foot (value), median sold price, median year built and how many homes are for sale today. Lantern Walk had the most closings (17); Timothy Road the lowest sold $/sq ft ($137); Spartan Estates the highest median sold price ($2,261,264).
Most active: where Athens homes actually sell
Closings in the last 12 months. High turnover means more choice for buyers and a clearer comp set for sellers.
- Lantern Walk — 17 closings, median $295,000, 4 for sale now
- Fivepoints — 15 closings, median $1,112,500, 3 for sale now
- Ridge Pointe — 14 closings, median $425,632, 2 for sale now
- Woodlands of Athens — 12 closings, median $268,750, 8 for sale now
- Summerville — 12 closings, median $350,000, 12 for sale now
- Towns Walk — 11 closings, median $465,000, 4 for sale now
- Summit of Athens — 11 closings, median $253,000, 7 for sale now
Best value: lowest sold price per square foot
Median closed $/sq ft, communities with at least 3 closings. Lower means more house per dollar; check age and condition on the listing.
- Timothy Road — $137/sq ft, median $279,000, 3 closings
- Homewood Hills — $140/sq ft, median $422,500, 10 closings
- Westwood Hills — $141/sq ft, median $345,000, 7 closings
- High Ridge — $143/sq ft, median $520,000, 5 closings
- Chamberlin — $143/sq ft, median $309,250, 6 closings
- Bowden Park — $156/sq ft, median $355,000, 5 closings
- Milford Hills — $157/sq ft, median $297,500, 4 closings
Entry-level: communities with a median sold price at or under $300K
- Lantern Walk — median $295,000, 17 closings, built 2017
- Woodlands of Athens — median $268,750, 12 closings, built 2003
- Summit of Athens — median $253,000, 11 closings, built 2005
- Villas at Snapfinger — median $267,500, 5 closings, built 1990
- Milledge Place — median $239,900, 5 closings, built 1988
- Milford Hills — median $297,500, 4 closings, built 2003
- Appleby Mews — median $253,950, 4 closings, built 1983
Highest median sold price
- Spartan Estates — median $2,261,264, $321/sq ft, 4 closings
- 1554 South — median $1,595,000, $1,022/sq ft, 5 closings
- Fivepoints — median $1,112,500, $397/sq ft, 15 closings
- Georgia Gameday Center — median $875,275, $1,052/sq ft, 3 closings
- Lake Welbrook — median $835,000, $198/sq ft, 3 closings
- Glenview — median $819,000, $340/sq ft, 6 closings
- Boulevard — median $735,000, $327/sq ft, 5 closings
Newest housing stock
Median year built of the homes that closed.
- 1554 South — built 2026 (median), median $1,595,000, 5 closings
- Ridge Pointe — built 2025 (median), median $425,632, 14 closings
- Andover — built 2025 (median), median $360,000, 5 closings
- Spartan Estates — built 2024 (median), median $2,261,264, 4 closings
- Glenview — built 2023 (median), median $819,000, 6 closings
- Jennings Mill Corners — built 2018 (median), median $345,000, 3 closings
- Lantern Walk — built 2017 (median), median $295,000, 17 closings
Most homes for sale right now
- Summerville — 12 for sale, median asking $486,000; 12 closed in 12 months
- Stadium Village — 10 for sale, median asking $179,400; 3 closed in 12 months
- Andover — 8 for sale, median asking $365,800; 5 closed in 12 months
- Woodlands of Athens — 8 for sale, median asking $308,950; 12 closed in 12 months
- Summit of Athens — 7 for sale, median asking $299,900; 11 closed in 12 months
- Georgia Gameday Center — 5 for sale, median asking $835,000; 3 closed in 12 months
- Lantern Walk — 4 for sale, median asking $299,950; 17 closed in 12 months
Every Athens community with 3+ closings
| Community | Closings (12 mo) | Median sold | Sold $/sq ft | Built (median) | For sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern Walk | 17 | $295,000 | $168 | 2017 | 4 |
| Fivepoints | 15 | $1,112,500 | $397 | 1939 | 3 |
| Ridge Pointe | 14 | $425,632 | $180 | 2025 | 2 |
| Woodlands of Athens | 12 | $268,750 | $232 | 2003 | 8 |
| Summerville | 12 | $350,000 | $203 | 1986 | 12 |
| Towns Walk | 11 | $465,000 | $185 | 2014 | 4 |
| Summit of Athens | 11 | $253,000 | $210 | 2005 | 7 |
| Homewood Hills | 10 | $422,500 | $140 | 1967 | 1 |
| Beechwood Hills | 10 | $533,500 | $217 | 1964 | 3 |
| Falling Shoals | 10 | $478,750 | $185 | 2005 | 0 |
| Normaltown | 10 | $672,875 | $338 | 1950 | 2 |
| Westwood Hills | 7 | $345,000 | $141 | 1980 | 0 |
| Carrington Plantation | 7 | $400,820 | $183 | 2004 | 2 |
| Ansonborough | 6 | $454,750 | $166 | 2004 | 1 |
| Chamberlin | 6 | $309,250 | $143 | 1972 | 0 |
| Glenview | 6 | $819,000 | $340 | 2023 | 3 |
| Cottages at Homewood | 6 | $428,500 | $211 | 2006 | 1 |
| Urban Lofts | 6 | $462,500 | $217 | 2007 | 0 |
| Harris Hills | 6 | $602,500 | $198 | 2001 | 0 |
| Chicopee-Dudley | 5 | $355,000 | $254 | 1947 | 2 |
| Villas at Snapfinger | 5 | $267,500 | $258 | 1990 | 0 |
| Andover | 5 | $360,000 | $278 | 2025 | 8 |
| High Ridge | 5 | $520,000 | $143 | 1985 | 1 |
| Bowden Park | 5 | $355,000 | $156 | 2002 | 0 |
| Talmadge | 5 | $449,900 | $360 | 1952 | 0 |
| Milledge Place | 5 | $239,900 | $222 | 1988 | 3 |
| Clarksboro | 5 | $575,000 | $192 | 2006 | 0 |
| Boulevard | 5 | $735,000 | $327 | 2004 | 3 |
| 1554 South | 5 | $1,595,000 | $1,022 | 2026 | 1 |
| The Village at Jennings Mill | 5 | $361,500 | $196 | 1997 | 0 |
| Spartan Estates | 4 | $2,261,264 | $321 | 2024 | 2 |
| Rivercrest Commons | 4 | $310,000 | $176 | 2005 | 0 |
| University Towers | 4 | $481,450 | $589 | 1983 | 0 |
| Lake Wellbrook | 4 | $562,500 | $182 | 1998 | 0 |
| Milford Hills | 4 | $297,500 | $157 | 2003 | 2 |
| Chadds Walk | 4 | $347,450 | $206 | 1988 | 1 |
| Appleby Mews | 4 | $253,950 | $215 | 1983 | 3 |
| Wakefield | 4 | $322,000 | $249 | 1992 | 1 |
| Founders Grove | 4 | $337,500 | $190 | 2001 | 1 |
| Stadium Village | 3 | $195,750 | $208 | 1964 | 10 |
| Buckingham Terrace | 3 | $235,000 | $220 | 1999 | 0 |
| Olde Lexington Gardens | 3 | $400,000 | $172 | 1998 | 2 |
| Lavender Glen | 3 | $320,000 | $228 | 2001 | 0 |
| Huntington Shoals | 3 | $390,000 | $232 | 2006 | 3 |
| East Athens | 3 | $235,000 | $172 | 1960 | 2 |
| Flats of Woodlake | 3 | $340,000 | $204 | 2002 | 1 |
| Res-Bv | 3 | $330,000 | $220 | 1988 | 1 |
| Barnetts Bluff | 3 | $505,000 | $229 | 1996 | 1 |
| The Lodge | 3 | $225,000 | $263 | 2004 | 2 |
| Idlewilde | 3 | $349,900 | $231 | 2012 | 0 |
| The Village at Kay Place | 3 | $370,000 | $213 | 2016 | 1 |
| Summit | 3 | $231,000 | $198 | 2005 | 1 |
| Hunter'S Ridge | 3 | $290,000 | $203 | 2001 | 0 |
| Knottingham | 3 | $307,000 | $236 | 1962 | 1 |
| Timothy Road | 3 | $279,000 | $137 | 1992 | 1 |
| Georgia Gameday Center | 3 | $875,275 | $1,052 | 2004 | 5 |
| Lake Welbrook | 3 | $835,000 | $198 | 1995 | 0 |
| Sylvia Circle | 3 | $357,500 | $352 | 1959 | 0 |
| Jennings Mill Corners | 3 | $345,000 | $239 | 2018 | 3 |
| Wellington Ridge | 3 | $235,000 | $238 | 1975 | 4 |
| Wyndfield | 3 | $540,000 | $163 | 1994 | 0 |
How this list is built
Every community is a Georgia MLS subdivision with its own page on this site and at least 3 closed residential sales between October 13, 2025 and October 13, 2026. Rankings use closed prices, square footage, year built and today’s active count from the MLS record (medians are taken over each community’s most recent closings, up to twelve; closing counts are the full 12-month total) — nothing subjective, no school, safety or demographic scoring. Communities with fewer closings are on the city’s community pages but are not ranked here. Listing data © 2026 Georgia MLS; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity. See also all 176 homes for sale in Athens, moving to Athens, cost of living in Athens, new construction in Athens, luxury homes in Athens, new listings this week, homes under $300K in Athens, homes for sale in Clarke County.