Benton is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Benton, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
83 in every 100 households in Benton own their home
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Benton changed by +7%. Some 939 people live here (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 19 in every 100 workers. People 65 and older make up 13 in 100 residents (KS: 17).
Median age 37.8 (KS 37.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Benton says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Benton
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Benton’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Benton or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Benton in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.