A typical Benson home is worth roughly $230,000
Home prices around Benson have risen about 53% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Benson?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 53% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Benson rose 53% over the past 5 years, about the same as across New York. Last year prices rose 13%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Benson, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
What it takes to buy in Benson
Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Benson home, with $77K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,340 a month here, $160 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the New York typical property tax (1.55% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
87% of Benson households own their home
Half of Benson’s homes were built before 1966.
New York: 54% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,340
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Benson in 2025. The last year with any was 2020 (1 new home).
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Benson's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Benson vs. its neighbors
Benson is the 3rd priciest of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson | $230K* | +13%† | $1,340 | 0 | $69,375 |
| Hope | $211K* | +13%† | $1,340 | 7 | $72,188 |
| Bleecker | $221K* | +4.1%† | $1,110 | 2 | $74,732 |
| Mayfield | $299K | +6.7% | $1,120 | 9 | $72,074 |
| Wells | $269K* | — | $1,200 | 0 | $74,286 |
| Northampton | $207K* | +16.2%† | $1,260 | 11 | $72,065 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Benson 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. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.