What is the median home value in Benton Township (Eaton County), MI?

Name: Home values in Benton Township (Eaton County), MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Benton Township (Eaton County), MI is $275,000 (±$30,512), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Benton Township (Eaton County), the median home value went from $166,000 in 2015–2019 to $275,000 in 2020–2024 (+65.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $275,000 (±$30,512)
Owner-occupied homes: 911 (±71)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in Benton Township (Eaton County)

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Benton Township (Eaton County)	Eaton County	Michigan	United States
Less than $50,000	1.8% (±1.6 points)	6.3%	7.6%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.0% (±3.2 points)	5.5%	9.2%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	8.7% (±3.9 points)	11.8%	10.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	21.7% (±6.7 points)	20.4%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	23.8% (±6.0 points)	30.8%	23.4%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	36.8% (±7.7 points)	21.0%	24.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	6.0% (±2.6 points)	3.9%	9.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	1.2% (±1.3 points)	0.3%	1.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 36.8% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Benton Township (Eaton County) against Eaton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Benton Township (Eaton County)	Eaton County	Michigan	United States
Median home value	$275,000 (±$30,512)	$216,900 (±$4,419)	$231,600 (±$642)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	911 (±71)	33,694 (±620)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142

In Benton Township (Eaton County), the median home value is higher than in Eaton County ($216,900).

It is also higher than in Michigan ($231,600).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Eaton County, Benton Township (Eaton County) ranks 1 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 295 of 1,518.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Benton Township (Eaton County) have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$166,000 (±$8,763)	$275,000 (±$30,512)	+65.7%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,465 (±$102)	$1,855 (±$222)	+26.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,448 (±$269)	$3,079 (±$328)	+25.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Benton Township (Eaton County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Benton Township (Eaton County)
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Benton Township (Eaton County)	—	$275,000 (±$30,512)	—
Potterville	2.5 mi	$154,500 (±$25,875)	Lower
Oneida Charter Township	5.1 mi	$261,000 (±$28,928)	Not measurably different
Charlotte	6.0 mi	$153,900 (±$10,139)	Lower
Chester Township (Eaton County)	6.1 mi	$225,800 (±$15,414)	Lower
Windsor Charter Township	6.4 mi	$237,300 (±$21,864)	Lower
Dimondale	7.2 mi	$216,400 (±$27,828)	Lower
Eaton Township	7.4 mi	$215,700 (±$28,539)	Lower
Grand Ledge	7.7 mi	$194,000 (±$13,530)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Potterville, MI ($154,500), Charlotte, MI ($153,900), Chester Township (Eaton County), MI ($225,800).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Eaton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Benton Township (Eaton County)	$275,000 (±$30,512)
2	Oneida Charter Township	$261,000 (±$28,928)
3	Hamlin Township (Eaton County)	$252,800 (±$16,574)
4	Delta Charter Township	$252,700 (±$8,558)
5	Windsor Charter Township	$237,300 (±$21,864)
6	Eaton Rapids Township	$234,700 (±$18,667)
7	Kalamo Township	$233,400 (±$17,601)

Showing 7 of 21 places in Eaton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Benton Township (Eaton County)

What is the average home value in Benton Township (Eaton County), MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $275,000 (±$30,512) for owner-occupied homes in Benton Township (Eaton County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Benton Township (Eaton County) gone up?

In Benton Township (Eaton County), the median home value went from $166,000 in 2015–2019 to $275,000 in 2020–2024 (+65.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Benton Township (Eaton County) sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Benton township, Eaton County, Michigan (county subdivision:07440, in state:26 county:045).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.