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The median home value in Benton County, WA is $448,538 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.44% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$448,538
Year-over-Year
+0.44%
National Rank
#297 of 3071
Benton County ranks 19th out of 39 counties in WA by median home price, and is +90.8% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within WA, the typical county has a median home value of $433,836, making Benton County +3.4% above the WA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.5%, from $450,687 in May 2026 to $448,538 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 | $450,687 | +0.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $452,290 | +0.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $452,721 | +0.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $448,538 | +0.4% |
Households here earn a median of $89,874 a year against a typical home value of $448,538 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 84% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Benton County recorded a violent crime rate of 294 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,522 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 192,155 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Benton County is $448,538. That's up 0.44% from a year earlier. That is about 90.8% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Benton County the 19th most expensive of 39 counties in Washington.
Median household income here is $89,874, so a typical home costs about 5.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Benton County recorded 294 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 192,155 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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