Housing in Bennington

A typical Bennington home is worth roughly $336,000

Home prices around Bennington have risen about 68% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$336K

▲ 20.9% in a year · NY $527K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,040

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$4,591

NY $6,582

What kind of housing town is Bennington?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Prices climbing fastUp 20.9% in a year.Your money goes further36% below the New York typical home.A town of owners91% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 68% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Bennington rose 68% over the past 5 years, faster than across New York (52%). Last year prices rose 21%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Bennington home at roughly $336,000 today.

Bennington areaNew York

+21%

past year

+68%

past 5 years

+120%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $336K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Bennington, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.8 years of income

Less than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$305,000

Typical Bennington home $336K

That’s $31K short of a typical Bennington home.

The typical home, each month

$2,290

Loan $1,660Tax $530Insurance $100

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $1,250 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Attica$175K Darien$211K Sheldon$176K Wales$245K Marilla$286K Alden$244K

How Bennington ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bennington’s typical property tax (1.88% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

91% of Bennington households own their home

Half of Bennington’s homes were built before 1969.

Owners and renters

Own 91%Rent 9%

New York: 54% own.

1969

typical home built · NY 1959

$4,591

median property tax bill · NY $6,582

1.88%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · NY 1.55%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040

Renters already here pay a median of $942, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$870

1 bedroom$890

2 bedrooms$1,040

3 bedrooms$1,360

4 bedrooms$1,590

of households rent · NY 46%

renter households

27%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NY 52%

14%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$942

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Genesee County, NY): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Bennington vs. its neighbors

Bennington is the priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Bennington$336K Marilla$286K Wales$245K Alden$244K Darien$211K Sheldon$176K Attica$175K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Bennington	$336K*	+20.9%†	$1,040	—	$89,050
Attica	$175K*	+22.9%†	$980	—	$76,554
Darien	$211K*	—	$1,130	9	$88,423
Sheldon	$176K*	—	$980	—	$71,214
Wales	$245K*	+15.3%†	$1,130	4	$88,590
Marilla	$286K*	+7.1%†	$1,240	0	$92,787
Alden	$244K*	+3.2%†	$1,110	10	$91,441

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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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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.