Listings straight from the MLS, refreshed throughout the day, plus homes listed directly by their owners. Buying, renting, or selling — start here.
Every for-sale listing in the county — filter by price, beds, baths and property type, or search the map.
See homes for sale →Houses, apartments and commercial space for lease, from the same MLS feed the agents use.
See rentals →Sell it yourself and keep the commission, or have a local agent list it on the MLS. Both start in one place.
Start listing → Free to list by ownerLimestone County sits on the western edge of the Huntsville metro, and that proximity drives most of what happens in its housing market. Athens is the county seat and the largest town; Ardmore straddles the Tennessee line; Elkmont, Lester, Mooresville and Tanner fill in the rural remainder. Buyers priced out of Madison County have spent years moving west across the county line, and new construction has followed them.
What that means in practice: a mix of established neighbourhoods in and around Athens, a steady supply of new builds along the I-65 corridor, and acreage further out. Land and lots are a meaningful share of what trades here, which is unusual next to a metro county and worth knowing if you are comparing price per acre against Madison.
The county seat and the deepest inventory — a walkable historic square, older neighbourhoods close in, and newer subdivisions on the edges.
Tanner and the land either side of the interstate carry most of the new construction, and the shortest commute toward Huntsville and Decatur.
North county, close to the Tennessee line. Smaller towns, more land per dollar, and buyers who want acreage without leaving the school district.
Small, historic and tightly held. Listings are infrequent, so set an alert rather than waiting to happen across one.
Rental supply here is thinner than the sale market, and it moves quickly. Most of what reaches the MLS is single-family houses in and around Athens rather than large apartment complexes, so listings tend to appear and go under contract inside a couple of weeks.
Two practical consequences. First, check often — a rental search that is a week stale is not a search. Second, be ready to act: have your deposit, references and proof of income together before you tour, because a landlord choosing between two applicants will pick the one who can sign now.
Mostly houses, some commercial space. Private landlords often never list, so an MLS search is a floor on what exists, not a ceiling.
They exist here but the terms vary enormously. Read who is responsible for repairs and what happens to the option money if you do not buy.
You have two honest options and they suit different sellers. Selling by owner keeps the listing side of the commission and leaves every decision with you — price, showings, who you negotiate with. Listing with an agent buys the MLS, which is what every buyer's agent in the area searches, plus pricing from real closings and someone to carry the contract and the liability.
A note specific to this county: proximity to Huntsville means a meaningful share of your buyers are relocating for work and are represented by an agent. That does not rule out selling by owner, but it does mean deciding in advance how you will handle a buyer who arrives with representation, because it will come up in the first serious offer.
They come from the MLS feed and refresh throughout the day, so what you see here is what agents see. A listing that goes under contract is marked Pending rather than disappearing silently.
No. Searching, filtering and viewing listings are open to everyone. An account is only needed to save a property or to list one of your own.
No — they are kept separate and shown on their own tab. MLS listings come from licensed brokers under the MLS agreement; owner listings come directly from the people who own the property.
Yes. This site covers one county in depth; the wider search covers every listing in the region.