Benton, PA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 17824, near Benton, households report a median income of $118,176, while per-capita income stands at $51,902. Homes here carry a median value of $244,900, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.11% applies against that figure. Sales tax adds 6.00% to purchases. Taken together, the income level sits well above the home value relative to many areas, which shapes how housing costs and consumption taxes interact for local households. Property taxes on a median-valued home and the sales tax rate both draw on the same earnings, so the balance between what comes in and what goes out depends on spending and ownership choices.
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