Benton County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Benton County, Indiana. Population: 8.7K.

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Median Home Price

$198.2K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$61.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$50.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,024

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.52%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,002

Property Tax$85.33

Insurance$82.57

Total Monthly$1,170

Historical Home Prices

2015

$75.1K

2016

$81.0K

+7.8%%

2017

$87.9K

+8.6%%

2018

$93.0K

+5.8%%

2019

$104.1K

+11.9%%

2020

$118.6K

+14.0%%

2021

$138.3K

+16.5%%

2022

$151.5K

+9.6%%

2023

$165.3K

+9.1%%

2024

$179.8K

+8.8%%

2025

$189.4K

+5.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

89.5%

Black

1.5%

Hispanic

Asian

0.1%

Two or More Races

1.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

51°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

175

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

39.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 5/100

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