Benton, AR: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Benton is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States. A suburb of Little Rock, it was established in 1837. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,014, making it the 12th most populous city in Arkansas. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area. The city of Benton, first settled in 1833 and named after Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, was formally chartered in 1836 when Arkansas became a state.

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How Benton ranks

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#15Highest graduation rate in AR #16Best schools in AR #27Highest income in AR All AR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code72015, 72018, 72019

Area code501

Living in Benton

Housing in Benton

$242K▲ 2.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Benton home is worth about $242,000, up 2.5% in a year, 6% above the Arkansas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market46

Sale-to-list98.4%

Sold in May77

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Safety in Benton

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Benton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Benton 4.4

Arkansas 5.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Benton 18.7

Arkansas 16.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Benton

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School Grade A

The public schools Benton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#16Best public schoolsof 113 in AR

DistrictBENTON SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools11

RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B+Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 511 students PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AElementary · Grades K–4 · 465 students HURRICANE CREEK ELEMENTARY A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 435 students MT. VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–4 · 431 students CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 427 students ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL C-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 340 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.