Benton City, Missouri

Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

107

people, the 783rd-largest of Missouri's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Missouri's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

Rent

Median rent is up 54% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$655

a month. Missouri's median is $1,033.

Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $257.

A $257 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Audrain County.

• $600 Tract 9507
• $857 Tract 9503

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 90% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Home value

A median home costs 60% less than Missouri's.

$91,700

median home value in Benton City.

• $91,700 Benton City
• $230,300 Missouri
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year