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Homes in Athens
Athens's 57,090 homes are a mix: 49% detached houses, 41% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 6% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 32% of homes standing today; 31% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1987. Most homes are rented: owners live in only 41%.
In nearby Johns Creek, 48 miles away, 4% of homes were built before 1980, so Athens's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Athens's homes are newer than those in 64% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
41% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Renting?
59% of homes are rented. Shutters screw into the window frame or casing, so ask your landlord before you install; taking them down later leaves only screw holes to fill.
Shallow openings
31% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
60% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
A whole house in Athens
The most common home in Athens has three bedrooms: 35% of homes. 18% have four bedrooms or more, and 13% have one or none. The median home has 5.2 rooms.
Detached houses are the most common kind of home here. Across the US, the middle home among detached houses has 10 to 15 windows (EIA, 2020). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $3,200 to $6,000. For scale, that's about 1.5% of the median home value here, $299,200 (owners’ estimates, 2020–2024).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (bedrooms B25041, rooms B25018, value B25077); U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, Table HC2.1 (windows). EIA RECS 2020, Table HC2.1
A typical home10–15 windows
All of them shuttered$3,200 to $6,000
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsOne room at a time
Homes here cost less than in 69% of the 881 US cities we have figures for, and many owners do a house in stages. Start with the rooms where light and privacy matter most, usually bedrooms and the street-facing front, and keep the same louver size and colour so later rooms match. Your saved design keeps every size.
Ages (B01001), working from home (B08301) and value (B25077): U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Rankings compare the US cities we have figures for.
Athens weather and your shutters
At Athens Ben Epps AP, GA (2 mi away), July averages a high of 92°F and January a low of 33.8°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to August.
About 62 days a year reach 90°F, 46 nights fall to freezing and 49.1 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 90°F days than in 64% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 25 min on the longest day to 9 h 53 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 79° above the horizon in June and 33° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Athens Ben Epps AP, GA (temperature) and Athens Ben Epps AP, GA (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54.7°F | 33.8°F | 4.4 in |
| Feb | 58.9°F | 36.9°F | 4.4 in |
| Mar | 66.8°F | 42.9°F | 4.4 in |
| Apr | 74.8°F | 49.8°F | 3.5 in |
| May | 82.3°F | 58.6°F | 3.3 in |
| Jun | 88.9°F | 66.5°F | 4.9 in |
| Jul | 92°F | 70°F | 4.2 in |
| Aug | 90.4°F | 69.2°F | 4.6 in |
| Sep | 84.6°F | 63.3°F | 3.9 in |
| Oct | 75.1°F | 51.9°F | 3.3 in |
| Nov | 64.9°F | 41.6°F | 3.8 in |
| Dec | 56.8°F | 36.3°F | 4.4 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 49.1 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Summer sun
On the 62 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Fitting them in Athens
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Athens
- Johns Creek 48 mi
- Stonecrest 48 mi
- Alpharetta 52 mi
- Dunwoody 54 mi
- Brookhaven 56 mi
- Roswell 57 mi
More about shutters in Athens
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Athens’s own figures.
For designers, contractors and stores in Athens
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Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.