Housing in Benton

A typical Benton home is worth roughly $151,000

Typical home value

$151K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,030

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,118

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Benton?

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

Your money goes further39% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 4.5 years of income

More than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$131,000

Typical Benton home $151K

That’s $19K short of a typical Benton home.

The typical home, each month

$880

Loan $750Tax $90Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $150 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Mifflin$122K Pebble$214K Sunfish$139K Perry$96K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Benton’s typical property tax (0.74% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030

Renters already here pay a median of $842, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780

1 bedroom$830

2 bedrooms$1,030

3 bedrooms$1,290

4 bedrooms$1,460

22%

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

59%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%

37%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$842

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

78% of Benton households own their home

Half of Benton’s homes were built before 1974.

Owners and renters

Own 78%Rent 22%

Ohio: 67% own.

1974

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,118

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.74%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · OH 1.31%

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

Next door

Benton vs. its neighbors

Benton is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Pebble$214K Benton$151K Sunfish$139K Mifflin$122K Perry$96K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Benton	$151K*	—	$1,030	$33,365
Mifflin	$122K*	+6.9%†	$980	—
Pebble	$214K*	+1.3%†	$1,050	$59,659
Sunfish	$139K*	—	$970	$56,653
Perry	$96K*	—	$1,010	$49,919

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. 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.