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Benton ranked 342nd among cities in Missouri by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Benton residents was an inflation-adjusted $24,615 per year. Benton had 334 households in 2017, with a population of 913.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Country Life Acres. Country Life Acres's median income was $104,500 per year after adjusting for inflation – $79,885 more than Benton. It had 39 households in 2017 and a population of 129.

Montreal had the lowest annual resident income among cities in Missouri, with a median income of only $2,499 per year. That was $22,116 less than the median income in Benton at the time. Montreal had 44 households in 2017 and a population of 121.

The table below shows the top 100 cities ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rank	City	Earnings per resident ($$$)
1	Country Life Acres	104,500
2	Ladue	84,594
3	Westwood	72,292
4	Huntleigh	64,167
5	Frontenac	61,913
6	Warson Woods	60,917
7	Glendale	60,583
8	Crystal Lake Park	57,083
9	Loch Lloyd	56,667
10	Clarkson Valley	55,729
11	Foster	54,007
12	Des Peres	53,263
13	Wasola	51,641
14	Wildwood	51,422
15	Weatherby Lake	51,123
16	Creve Coeur	50,515
17	Brentwood	50,323
18	Lake Winnebago	50,250
19	Cliff Village	50,208
20	Weldon Spring	49,954
21	South Fork	49,857
22	Lake Lotawana	46,526
23	Iatan	46,417
24	Dardenne Prairie	45,439
25	Cottleville	45,272
26	Chesterfield	45,239
27	Webster Groves	45,203
28	Wardsville	44,779
29	Richmond Heights	44,226
30	Shoal Creek Estates	43,875
31	Parkville	43,828
32	Oakwood	43,750
33	Lake Waukomis	43,088
34	Fenton	42,997
35	Glen Echo Park	42,813
36	Kirkwood	42,418
37	LaBarque Creek	41,968
38	Eureka	41,686
39	Rock Hill	41,506
40	Oakland	41,389
41	Lee's Summit	41,169
42	Oaks	40,938
43	Pasadena Park	40,852
44	Ballwin	40,774
45	Flint Hill	40,764
46	Fremont Hills	40,357
47	Manchester	40,314
48	Country Club	40,302
49	Twin Oaks	40,192
50	St. Paul	40,114
51	O'Fallon	40,096
52	Brewer	40,068
53	Josephville	39,583
54	Raymore	39,318
55	Sunset Hills	39,299
56	Lake Tapawingo	39,167
57	Denver	38,958
58	Lake St. Louis	38,906
59	Wentzville	38,743
60	Shoal Creek Drive	38,594
61	Crestwood	38,246
62	Mackenzie	38,194
63	Smithville	38,096
64	Taos	38,029
65	Greenwood	37,865
66	Wood Heights	37,708
67	Olivette	37,692
68	Glenaire	37,054
69	Umber View Heights	36,875
70	St. Peters	36,667
71	St. Martins	36,622
72	Platte Woods	36,484
73	Foristell	36,250
74	Wilbur Park	35,987
75	De Kalb	35,938
76	Lone Jack	35,893
77	Concord	35,804
78	Grand Falls Plaza	35,781
79	Valley Park	35,628
80	Grain Valley	35,611
81	Oakville	35,558
82	Blue Springs	35,411
83	Old Jamestown	35,240
84	Carl Junction	35,174
85	Battlefield	35,107
86	Pasadena Hills	34,667
87	Levasy	34,444
88	Loma Linda	34,375
89	St. Thomas	34,375
90	Ellisville	34,027
91	Barnhart	33,983
92	Shrewsbury	33,917
93	Edgerton	33,824
94	Sappington	33,784
95	Riverview Estates	33,750
96	Baldwin Park	33,750
97	Tindall	33,750
98	Kearney	33,630
99	Marthasville	33,523
100	Windsor Place	33,413

* All values are inflation-adjusted