Benson, IL — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 61516, near Benson, households earn a median of $81,833, with per-capita income at $42,046. Homes here carry a median value of $118,100, and the county-level property tax rate of 2.13% applies to that value. Sales tax adds 8.25% to purchases. Together, these figures sketch a cost picture where housing prices sit well below what the median income might support, while the property tax rate takes a noticeable share of home value each year. Day-to-day spending carries the higher sales tax rate, so both ongoing costs and purchases shape what a household keeps.
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