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The median home value in Benton County, OR is $556,919 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$556,919
Year-over-Year
+0.29%
National Rank
#144 of 3071
Benton County ranks 5th out of 36 counties in OR by median home price, and is +136.9% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within OR, the typical county has a median home value of $432,775, making Benton County +28.7% above the OR state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.0%, from $562,800 in May 2026 to $556,919 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $562,800 | -0.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $563,553 | -0.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $562,302 | +0.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $556,919 | +0.3% |
Households here earn a median of $77,702 a year against a typical home value of $556,919 — a price-to-income ratio of 7.2×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 97% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Benton County recorded a violent crime rate of 175 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,363 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 67,320 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Benton County is $556,919. That's up 0.29% from a year earlier. That is about 136.9% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Benton County the 5th most expensive of 36 counties in Oregon.
Median household income here is $77,702, so a typical home costs about 7.2× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Benton County recorded 175 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 67,320 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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