Cost of Living in Benton
Benton's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing, offset by a property tax rate that runs above Arkansas's own statewide median.
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Benton's median home price runs cited at approximately 24% below the national median, though this record discloses a real, substantial cross-source spread in the exact figure.
An above-state-median property tax rate
Benton's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.96% -- above the Arkansas statewide median (~0.81%), though still below the national median (~1.02%).
A real, offsetting low income tax
Arkansas's real, current 3.7% top income tax rate (2026) applies statewide, a genuine offset to Benton's above-median local property tax.
Key takeaways
- Benton's housing costs run genuinely below the national median.
- Benton's own property tax rate (~0.96%) runs above Arkansas's statewide median.
- Arkansas's real, low 3.7% state income tax offsets the above-median property tax.
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