Benton County, Iowa Housing Data

Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$82,270
$815

Housing Market Overview

Metric Benton County Iowa Avg US Average
Median Home Price $82,270 $143,535 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 9.4% 7.5% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $815 $948 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 4.5% 4.1% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
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Median Rent Over Time
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Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 1.0 yearly household incomes in Benton County.

Metric Benton County Iowa Avg US Average
Median Home Price $82,270 $143,535 $242,182
Median Household Income $85,445 $73,286 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 1.0 2.0 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Benton County Iowa Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 76.8% 65.3% 58.2%
Rental Rate 14.3% 26.0% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 8.9% 8.6% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 16.0 14.0 14.0
Median Year Moved In 2009 2011 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Benton County Iowa Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.51 people 2.37 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1969 1970 1978
Median Number of Rooms 6.0 5.4 5.0