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1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kentucky - Marshall County - Benton - ED 79-12, 1880
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About Benton
City in Kentucky, United StatesBenton is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. The current mayor of this city is Rita Dotson. The population was 4,756 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Benton
The typical Benton home is worth about $186,000, down 3.8% in a year, 20% below the Kentucky typical home.
Safety in Benton
Safety Grade B
Benton reports less crime per resident than 63% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Kentucky has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Benton sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Benton
In the guide →School Grade C
The public schools Benton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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 KY. Ratings are from neighbors.
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