Benton, KY
4,748Residents
$66,827Median household income
$787/moMedian gross rent
$157,000Median home value
43.2Median age
20%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
79%Homes lived in by their owners
2.3×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 14% of the median household income in Benton.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $31,000 a year. In Kentucky that leaves roughly $2,154 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $30,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.