Benton County, AR real estate

What the numbers say

Benton County, AR real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Benton County listed for $460,600, down 1.4% from a year earlier. That is 45% above the Arkansas median of $318,743.

Homes spent a median of 72 days on the market, slower than 59 days a year ago. That makes Benton County the #12 fastest-selling of 15 Arkansas counties we track.

Homeowners in Benton County pay a median of $1,823 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $323,500, an effective rate of about 0.56%. The Arkansas average is 0.55%, which makes Benton County the #58 lowest-tax of 75 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,277 a month, and $1,150 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $461,000 home here comes to about $2,919 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $125,000 a year (the median household here earns $93,506).