Housing · Benton
Benton, KY housing market
The typical Benton home is worth about $186,000, down 3.8% in a year, 20% below the Kentucky typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Benton compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Benton at a glance
Typical home value
$186K
▼ 3.8% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Benton | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $109,000 | $131,000 |
| 2018 | $112,000 | $138,000 |
| 2019 | $121,000 | $146,000 |
| 2020 | $122,000 | $155,000 |
| 2021 | $131,000 | $173,000 |
| 2022 | $147,000 | $191,000 |
| 2023 | $159,000 | $207,000 |
| 2024 | $176,000 | $216,000 |
| 2025 | $186,000 | $229,000 |
| 2026 | $186,000 | $233,000 |
| August 2026 | $186,000 | $233,000 |
Affordability
2.8 years of income
The typical Benton home costs about 2.8 years of the town's median household income, less than across Kentucky (3.7 years).
How Benton ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
78.7%
Kentucky: 68.3%
Median tax bill
$1,125
Kentucky: $1,544
Median rent
$787
Kentucky: $967
Typical home built
1975
Kentucky: 1982
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.