Home values, rents and more in Benton County, MN
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Benton County, MN compares
The typical home in Benton County, MN is worth about $313,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Benton County, MN are about the same as the typical value in the St. Cloud metro area ($311,000) and 14% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Benton County, MN rose 2.8%, compared with +2.4% in the St. Cloud metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,003 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 18% below the St. Cloud metro area ($1,224) and 48% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $74,410, against $76,497 in the St. Cloud metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 41,744 people live in Benton County, MN (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Benton County, MN has the 27th-highest typical home value of the 87 counties in Minnesota with Zillow figures.
Part of: St. Cloud metro area · Minnesota
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.