The median owner-occupied home in Benton County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,532 (± $72) a year, compared with $3,184 in Minnesota and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $247,100 (± $6,440), compared with $305,500 in Minnesota and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Benton County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 41,458 | 5,713,716 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,532 ± $72 | $3,184 ± $12 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $247,100 ± $6,440 | $305,500 ± $890 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $71,480 ± $3,667 | $87,556 ± $396 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.02% ± 0.04 points | 1.04% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 67.9% ± 1.7 points | 72.4% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 21.4% ± 1.3 points | 28.7% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 20.0% ± 2.4 points | 18.8% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Benton County (7)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Foley
- Gilman
- Rice
- Royalton (partly in this county)
- Sartell (partly in this county)
- Sauk Rapids
- St. Cloud (partly in this county)
Census-designated places in Benton County (1)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Towns and townships in Benton County (16)
- Alberta
- Foley city
- Gilman city
- Gilmanton
- Glendorado
- Graham
- Granite Ledge
- Langola
- Mayhew Lake
- Maywood
- Minden
- Rice city
- Sauk Rapids
- Sauk Rapids city
- St. George
- Watab
Other named communities in Benton County (12)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Brennyville
- Duelm
- Evergreen Village
- Fruitville
- Jakeville
- Mayhew
- North Benton
- Oak Park
- Parent
- Popple Creek
- Rockwood Estates
- Sherwood Manor