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Who lives in Athol: owners, mobile homes and the lowest prices we found
Athol has the lowest home values and typical income of any city we cover, and about 1 in 5 homes is a mobile home. It's small, so the numbers are rough.
Athol · November 5, 2026
How Athol grew: the town that stayed small while Silverwood and US-95 grew around it
Athol is home to Silverwood Theme Park, but it's still a town of about 700. Five-acre lots and no city sewer kept it that way. The growth landed just outside the city line.
Athol · November 5, 2026

738people, July 2025 estimate (up 6.3% since 2020)

$70,250median household income

$367,700median home value

42.9median age

83.8%of homes are owned, not rented

14.8%of adults 25 and up have a four-year degree or more

8.9%of people live below the poverty line

10.5%of adults are veterans

15.3%of workers commute 45 minutes or more

277households

299homes of all kinds

Bridges: 2 inside city limits on the federal inventory. Condition: 2 good. Built in 2014.
City water: the city system serves about 990 people from ground water. EPA report for this system.

This is a small town, so the survey numbers carry a wide margin of error.

Sources: people count from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, July 1, 2025. Income, homes, age, schooling, poverty, veterans and commutes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024, read through Census Reporter. Bridges from the Federal Highway Administration National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Water from the U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, read November 10, 2026.