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The median home value in Benton County, IA is $287,889 as of 2026-07-31, up 9.49% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$287,889
Year-over-Year
+9.49%
National Rank
#1042 of 3071
Benton County ranks 10th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +22.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Benton County +46.9% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $86,962 a year against a typical home value of $287,889 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 37% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Benton County recorded a violent crime rate of 127 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 558 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 10,209 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Benton County is $287,889. That's up 9.49% from a year earlier. That is about 22.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Benton County the 10th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $86,962, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Benton County recorded 127 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 10,209 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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