Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

Howard B. Stroud Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Clarke County School District
350 students · 8.3:1 student–teacher
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School school rating: D- 0.5 mi
Fowler Drive Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Clarke County School District
366 students · 8.6:1 student–teacher
Fowler Drive Elementary School school rating: C 1.1 mi
Downtown Academy
KG-5 · Regular
53 students · 8.8:1 student–teacher
1.4 mi
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Clarke County School District
492 students · 11.2:1 student–teacher
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School school rating: B+ 1.7 mi
Clarke Central High School
9-12 · Regular · Clarke County School District
1,907 students · 15.9:1 student–teacher
Clarke Central High School school rating: B- 2.1 mi
Barrow Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Clarke County School District
456 students · 10.9:1 student–teacher
Barrow Elementary School school rating: B 2.5 mi
Classic City High School
9-12 · Regular · Clarke County School District
58 students · 8.3:1 student–teacher
Classic City High School school rating: F 2.6 mi
Foothills Regional High School
9-12 · Regular · State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School
1,475 students · 51.6:1 student–teacher
Foothills Regional High School school rating: D+ 2.8 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 40+ restaurants and cafés, 5 grocery stores, 34 parks and green spaces, and 34+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Big Boy Wings
North Avenue
0.1 mi
Camino Real Taqueria
Mexican restaurant · North Avenue
0.2 mi
Tacos los Plebes
Mexican restaurant · Sunny Hills Drive
0.6 mi
Plantation Buffet
American restaurant · Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
0.7 mi
The Foundry
0.8 mi
Iron Works Coffee
0.9 mi
Lindsey’s Culinary Market
North Thomas Street
0.9 mi
1000 Faces Coffee
North Thomas Street
1.0 mi

Groceries

Dollar General Market
North Avenue
0.1 mi
Camino Real Mexican Store
North Avenue
0.2 mi
Lay-Z-Shopper Convenience Store
East Clayton Street
1.1 mi
Target
East Broad Street
1.3 mi
Tienda Mexicana El Bajio
Old Commerce Road
1.6 mi

Parks & recreation

Five Acre Woods
0.1 mi
Athens Waterworks Pond
0.5 mi
North Oconee River Greenway
0.6 mi
Virginia Callaway-Cofer Walker Park
Trail Creek Street
0.8 mi
North Oconee River Park
0.9 mi
Walker Complex
1.0 mi
Claypit Pond
1.0 mi
Kingfisher Pond
1.2 mi

Transit

North Ave and Ruth St
0.1 mi
North Ave at CVS Pharmacy
0.1 mi
North Avenue at Spring Court
0.2 mi
Department of Labor
0.2 mi
North Ave and Strickland
0.3 mi
Strickland Street at North Avenue
0.3 mi
1st Street at 4th Street Strickland Corner Outbound
0.4 mi
North Avenue at Stonecrest Apartments
0.4 mi

Flock cameras and license-plate readers near 495 Ruth Street, Athens

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7 license-plate readers mapped within 1 mile of this home, all identified as Flock Safety devices. None within ½ mile. Nearest: 0.6 mi east.

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Device type	Within ½ mi	Within 1 mi
License-plate readers	0	7
of which Flock Safety	0	7

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The 30601 market

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Median list price: $399,000

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495 Ruth Street

$1,650/moClosed

495 Ruth Street, Athens, GA 30601

$1.02/sqft/mo · 22 days on Realty

3

Beds

2

Baths

1,617

Sqft

1930

Built

$1.02

$/Sqft/mo

22

Days on Realty

About this 3 bedroom 2 bath house

This is a HUGE 3-bedroom / 2 bath house with beautifully re-finished original hardwood floors. Living Room is huge, kitchen is huge, bedrooms are huge, laundry room is huge and there is huge back deck with a built-in bar. House is immediately adjacent to the Athens Clarke County 5-acre park, and has plenty of on-site parking. Includes washing machine, dryer, dishwasher and central HVAC. All electric. Pet friendly.

Listing agent
Karolyn Troupe
Courtesy of Classic City Real Estate
(706) 538-3936
Georgia MLS · Listing 10848780

Interior features

Bathrooms2 full

FlooringHardwood, Tile

CoolingCentral Air

HeatingHeat Pump, Central

AppliancesDishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Oven/Range (Combo), Refrigerator, Washer

FeaturesOther

Exterior & lot

Architectural styleBungalow/Cottage

Lot size19,166.4 sqft

Private poolNo

Community & HOA

SubdivisionConrad Ruth Street

Estimated value: $322,033

Range $302,484 – $341,582 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 53 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$213,372 January 2020$322,033 August 2026

Highest reading $393,616 in October 2024; lowest $198,630 in April 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

3 beds
2 baths
1,617 sqft
19,166 sqft lot
Built 1930
Stories: 1
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN 16-3-B2 A-012

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $18,000
Structure: $115,177
Assessed total: $133,177
County market value: $332,942
Property tax billed: $4,135.15

Sale & deed history

November 22, 2016$125,000
June 12, 2006Not an arm's-length transferCash$105,000
June 9, 2006$105,000