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Housing Affordability

Home price and typical payment compared to income

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Housing Affordability • Benton County • September 2026

Affordability

Payment as a Percent of Income

Based on 3-mo. median sale price
September 2026
26.6%
Year-over-year change
+4%
Compared to 25.7% last year
Difference from state
-24%
Compared to 34.9% in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse / American Community Survey Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Income is the Median Household Income series, including its projected years.

Affordable Listings

Pct. of listings in last 90 days affordable to household earning $75K
September 2026
65.8%
Year-over-year change
+6%
Compared to 62.3% last year
Difference from state
+78%
Compared to 37.0% in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average.

Demographics

Median Household Income

Adjusted to current dollars
January 2026
$70,653
Year-over-year change
+6%
Compared to $66,823 last year
Difference from state
-7%
Compared to $75,847 in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index Data notes: Median household income from the American Community Survey: 1-year estimate where available, 5-year otherwise; county groups are household-weighted. Each year is averaged with the prior year to smooth sampling noise. The latest two years are projections: the ACS figure from two years earlier grown by the two-year change in the BLS Employment Cost Index (December to December), replaced when that ACS year is published.

Market Momentum

Price

Median Monthly Payment

For median-priced home
September 2026
$1,566
Year-over-year change
+10%
Compared to $1,431 last year
Difference from state
-29%
Compared to $2,209 in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Datawarehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average.

Median Sale Price

3-Month Rolling Median
September 2026
$200,000
Year-over-year change
+5%
Compared to $190,000 last year
Difference from state
-29%
Compared to $282,000 in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: -

Sales

Closed Sales by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, October 2026
116
-6%
Under $250K
80
-9%
At Least $250K
38
+36%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None

Supply

New Listings by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, October 2026
143
-17%
Under $250K
92
-17%
At Least $250K
52
-21%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None

Inventory by Price

Average daily inventory in latest month
All properties, October 2026
38
-10%
Under $250K
22
-18%
At Least $250K
16
+5%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None