Benton County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Benton County, Iowa. Population: 25.7K.

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Median Home Price

$256.2K

Based on 15 cities

Median Household Income

$84.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.0x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$69.5K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,627

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.03%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,296

Property Tax$219

Insurance$107

Total Monthly$1,621

Historical Home Prices

2015

$155.5K

2016

$160.5K

+3.2%%

2017

$165.3K

+3.0%%

2018

$170.0K

+2.8%%

2019

$181.8K

+6.9%%

2020

$191.8K

+5.5%%

2021

$204.7K

+6.7%%

2022

$223.7K

+9.3%%

2023

$232.4K

+3.8%%

2024

$246.2K

+6.0%%

2025

$259.4K

+5.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

14.8

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

94.7%

Black

0.4%

Hispanic

1.9%

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

2.5%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

48°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

180

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

36.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 29/100

January Low

19°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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