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Athens, OH
Ohio · Athens County
Athens is a small city in Ohio with a population of 23,211. Residents earn $37,059 per year, which is 51% below the national average.
3.0
/5.0
B
Good
23,211
Population
2,333/sq mi density
$37,059
Median Income
$24,562 per capita
$242,200
Home Value
$237,159 Zillow
$1,029
Median Rent
50.0% income on rent
52°F
Avg Temperature
293 sunny days/yr
65
Violent Crime/100K
1,608 property/100K
B
Overall
3.0 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.1 / 5.0
$37,059 median income, 4.6% unemployment
C+
Affordability
3.0 / 5.0
$242,200 home value, $1,029/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
65 violent crimes/100K (83% below avg)
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
67.1% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Athens
Haunted Places
5
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Historic Markers
3
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Haunted Places Near Athens, OH
5 reported haunted locations found near Athens, OH.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Ohio University | the most haunted building on campus is Wilson Hall on West Green. County records show that the dorm was built over an old, Indian burial mound. Most of the Wilson Hall hauntings seem to be centered around the fourth floor. Students have reported seeing apparitions, hearing voices, mysterious slamming doors and flying objects. |
| Ohio University | Washington hall - there was a girls basketball team staying in the dorms at Washington hall for a basketball camp, and they were killed on the way home ad since they had a such a good time the haunt the arch of Washington hall. if you stand under it long enough you can hear the girls bouncing the balls and giggling. |
| Ohio University | Wilson Hall - Reports of banging, cold spots, blood would appear on the walls no mater how many times it was painted. And other strange phenomena such as the face of a demon showing up in the wood grain on a dorm room door, where a girl believed to be possessed killed herself. |
| Strouds Run | They say that if you go to Strouds Run, at any time of night, you can see a buffalo drinking from the stream. The buffalo was the last buffalo of the area and it was made a law not to kill it. Later locals named the buffalo Stroud. Then one day the British or French, not sure which army it was, killed the buffalo. Well, the U.S got really mad and started killing all the soldiers in the camp. One of the soldiers took the skull of the buffalo and hid all of the army’s money in it then buried ... |
| The Ridges | Old State Mental Hospital - after being closed in the 1980's rumored to be haunted by the locals. |