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The median home value in Benton County, MN is $314,211 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.22% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$314,211
Year-over-Year
+3.22%
National Rank
#875 of 3071
Benton County ranks 31st out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is +34.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $278,266, making Benton County +12.9% above the MN state median.
Households here earn a median of $74,410 a year against a typical home value of $314,211 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 69% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Benton County recorded a violent crime rate of 86 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,182 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 18,697 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Benton County is $314,211. That's up 3.22% from a year earlier. That is about 34.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Benton County the 31st most expensive of 87 counties in Minnesota.
Median household income here is $74,410, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Benton County recorded 86 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 18,697 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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