A typical Benton home is worth roughly $166,000
What kind of housing town is Benton?
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A typical home costs 2 years of income
Less than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Benton home, with $152K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $20 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Benton’s typical property tax (1.02% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990
Renters already here pay a median of $861, 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 (Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
85% of Benton households own their home
Half of Benton’s homes were built before 1968.
Ohio: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Benton vs. its neighbors
Benton is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | $166K* | — | $990 | $83,333 |
| Salt Creek | $225K* | −9.4%† | $1,050 | $45,972 |
| Laurel | $312K* | — | $1,160 | $64,271 |
| Jackson | $176K* | — | $990 | $62,174 |
| Washington | $200K* | −2.9%† | $980 | $84,875 |
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.