Homes for sale in Benson, NC
Where I-40 meets I-95, Benson pairs a working Main Street and decades of Mule Days with Johnston County pricing and a real Raleigh commute.
154 homes for sale in Benson right now · about $188/sqft · ~133 days on market
Every home for sale in Benson
154 active listings in Benson right now, live from Doorify MLS and updated hourly.
Homes for sale in Benson
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Where people are buying in Benson
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The local view
Benson sits in southern Johnston County at the junction of I-40 and I-95, a crossroads the town has built its identity around. More than 4,200 people call it home, and the rhythm is genuinely small-town: a soda fountain at Warren Drug Company, antiques on Main Street, the State Annual Singing Convention at the Singing Grove — a tradition since 1921 — and Mule Days, the festival that has packed the fourth weekend of September since 1949.
Buyers come to Benson for room and value. Johnston County pricing consistently runs well below Wake County, so the same budget stretches to more house, a bigger lot, or new construction that would be out of reach twenty miles up I-40. The commute holds up — roughly 35 to 40 minutes to downtown Raleigh — and the growth is real: Benson has ranked among Johnston County's fastest-growing towns, with major logistics investment landing near the I-40/I-95 interchange.
Benson falls squarely inside Insight Residential Realty's five-county footprint — Wake, Franklin, Nash, Wilson, and Johnston — with live MLS search on our site, so you can watch new Benson listings the moment they hit the market. From our Zebulon office, Broker-in-Charge Robert Terry and our agents work Johnston County regularly, and we'll tell you plainly how a Benson address compares on price, commute, and lot size before you ever schedule a showing.
What's actually sold in Benson
The most recent closings recorded in Benson — real prices, straight from the MLS.
| Sold for | Address | Home | Closed | On market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $479,900 | 183 Hot Springs Way, Benson, NC 27504 | 3 bd · 3 ba · 2,737 sqft | Jul 2026 | 70 days |
| $470,000 | 514 S Lincoln Street, Benson, NC 27504 | 3 bd · 3 ba · 2,586 sqft | Jul 2026 | 63 days |
| $260,000 | 1120 W Pope Street, Benson, NC 27504 | 4 bd · 2 ba · 1,228 sqft | Jul 2026 | 35 days |
| $280,000 | 205 Cider Court, Benson, NC 27504 | 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,503 sqft | Jul 2026 | 82 days |
| $323,000 | 150 Brett Circle, Benson, NC 27504 | 3 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,449 sqft | Jul 2026 | 85 days |
| $409,900 | 421 Plentiful Way 111, Benson, NC 27504 | 4 bd · 3.5 ba · 2,970 sqft | Jul 2026 | 80 days |
Good questions, straight answers
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About 31 miles. The drive to downtown Raleigh runs roughly 35 to 40 minutes via I-40, with Cary and Research Triangle Park a longer haul depending on traffic.
Mule Days — the four-day festival held the fourth weekend of September since 1949 — plus the State Annual Singing Convention at the Benson Singing Grove, a tradition since 1921, and the town's spot at the junction of I-40 and I-95.
Yes. Benson has grown from about 4,000 residents at the 2020 census to more than 4,200 by recent estimates, has ranked among Johnston County's fastest-growing towns, and projects like the Crosspoint Logistics Center are bringing new investment to the I-40/I-95 interchange.
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