Arkansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Benton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Benton County pays $1,823 a year, an effective rate of 0.56%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,823
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.56%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -9%
- vs U.S. average
- #24 of 75
- rank in AR
The verdict
Homeowners in Benton County pay a median $1,823 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.56%, more affordable than 76% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,823
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.56%
- Effective rate on median home
- #740 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -9%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($323,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arkansas. Population: 303,632. Owner-occupied homes: 75,000.
The median annual property tax in Benton County is $1,823, which is 75% higher than the Arkansas state average and 9% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.56% on a median home value of $323,500. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Benton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Benton County's 0.56% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 76%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits above the Arkansas median
Homeowners in Benton County pay a median annual property tax of $1,823, modestly below the national median and far above the Arkansas state median. On a $323,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.56% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Arkansas counties by effective rate
Benton County ranks #24 of 75 counties in Arkansas by effective rate (68% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Benton County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $93,506 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Benton County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Benton County rose 67.7%, from $192,900 to $323,500. The effective rate fell 21.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 87% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 31.7%, to $1,823. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 32% from $1,384 to $1,823. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 18,961 of 75,000 owner-occupied homes (25.3%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.9% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Benton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Benton County homeowners, 18,961 of 75,000 owner-occupied homes (25.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.9% (12,706)
- $800 to $1,499 23.0% (17,233)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.3% (9,948)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.5% (13,895)
- $3,000 or more 25.3% (18,961)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,257 homes here (3.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Arkansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Benton County, mortgaged homeowners pay 22% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Benton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Benton County's effective rate is higher than 68% of the 75 counties in Arkansas - ranking #24 of 75.
Where Benton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.56% Among the most affordable more affordable than 76% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Benton County moved from $1,384 in the 2020 release to $1,823 in 2024, a change of about 32%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Benton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Benton County | Arkansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Benton County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arkansas counties.
Benton County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,823 +5.3% | 0.56% |
| 2023 | $1,731 +8.1% | 0.61% |
| 2022 | $1,602 +11.1% | 0.63% |
| 2021 | $1,442 +4.2% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | $1,384 | 0.72% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Benton County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Benton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Benton County sits nearest Wrangell City and Borough (AK), Phillips County (CO), Hart County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lyon County (KY), Escambia County (FL), Montgomery County (GA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Benton County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 10,300 of 138,170 returns from Benton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,666 - 47% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Benton County rate FAQs
- How does Benton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Benton County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.56% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Benton County, Arkansas?
- The median annual property tax in Benton County is $1,823, an effective rate of 0.56% on a $323,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Benton County?
- Benton County, Arkansas scores C (59/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at B+ (0.56%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Benton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Benton County jumped 31.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,384 to $1,823, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Benton County?
- Property taxes in Benton County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $93,506 median household income.
What to do with Benton County's QUIET rate
Inside Arkansas, Benton County's $1,823 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Arkansas overview →
Income burden is light here: about 1.9% of Benton County's $93,506 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Benton County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.56%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,823/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Benton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Benton County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Haralson County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Benton County at $1,823/yr; rate 0.80% vs Benton County 0.56%.
Jefferson County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,824/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.45% vs Benton County 0.56%.
Franklin city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,821/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.71% vs Benton County 0.56%.
Gratiot County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,826/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.24% vs Benton County 0.56%.
Arkansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Arkansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Benton County stamps QUIET · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Benton County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.