Rankings · How Benton ranks in IN
Benton ranks #38 in Indiana for graduation rate
Benton is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
33
of IN’s 602 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #38 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 12% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More kids than 99% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Benton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More kids than 99% of IN towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
39.5% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 99% of IN towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
8.1% of residents are 65+
Younger than 98% of IN towns
YoungerOlder
27.5 median age
Drier than 96% of IN towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 92% of IN towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+65.6% in home prices, 5 years
More year-round than 89% of IN towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 84% of IN towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
171 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 83% of IN towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.4° July high
Colder winters than 77% of IN towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.3° January low
More snow than 58% of IN towns
Less snowMore snow
24 in of snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Benton does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Benton marked.
At a glance
Benton lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Benton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Benton does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Benton out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Perry