A typical Benton Heights home is worth roughly $120,000
The median sale price was $18,000 in May 2026.
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Benton Heights?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 3.6 years of income
More than across Michigan (3.2 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Benton Heights home, with $3K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $300 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Benton Heights’s typical property tax (1.42% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 58% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Benton Heights rose 58% over the past 5 years, faster than across Michigan (52%). Last year prices rose 7.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Benton Heights home at roughly $120,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $120K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Benton Heights, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070
Renters already here pay a median of $612, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Niles, MI MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
48% of Benton Heights households own their home
Half of Benton Heights’s homes were built before 1957.
Michigan: 73% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Benton Heights vs. its neighbors
Benton Heights is the least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Heights | $120K* | +7.7%† | $1,070 | — | $33,542 |
| Benton | $149K* | +7.7%† | $1,070 | 10 | $38,688 |
| Benton Harbor | $160K | +7% | $1,080 | 30 | $31,117 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
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What Benton Heights buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.