Is a car needed in Benton, LA?

As of early 2026, 88% of users say car is needed

Is parking easy in Benton, LA?

As of early 2026, 88% of users say parking is easy

Are yards well-kept in Benton, LA?

As of early 2026, 85% of users say yards are well-kept

Does Benton, LA show holiday spirit?

As of early 2026, 84% of users say there's holiday spirit

As of early 2026, 83% of users say it's quiet

Do kids play outside in Benton, LA?

As of early 2026, 77% of users say kids play outside

Would people walk alone at night in Benton, LA?

As of early 2026, 76% of users say people would walk alone at night

Is Benton, LA dog-friendly?

As of early 2026, 76% of users say it's dog friendly

Do residents of Benton, LA plan to stay at least 5 years?

As of early 2026, 59% of users say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

Is there wildlife in Benton, LA?

As of early 2026, 57% of users say there's wildlife

Are neighbors friendly in Benton, LA?

As of early 2026, 55% of users say neighbors are friendly

Are there community events in Benton, LA?

As of early 2026, 48% of users say there are community events

Does Benton, LA have sidewalks?

As of early 2026, 42% of users say there are sidewalks

Are the streets well-lit in Benton, LA?

As of early 2026, 40% of users say streets are well-lit

FOR SALE

3D VIEW

0.35 ACRES

505 Simpson St
Benton, LA 71006

2 Beds
1 Bath
1,246 sqft (on 0.35 acres)

$165,000

Est. Mortgage $1,004/mo*

Get Pre-Qualified

$165,000

Est. Mortgage $1,004/mo*

Get Pre-Qualified

2 Beds

1 Bath

1,246 sqft

(on 0.35 acres)

Home Highlights

Parking

Garage

Price/Sqft

$132

Listed

85 days ago

Local Information

Map ViewExplore the area around 505 Simpson St.
Schools2 Elementary Schools2 Middle Schools1 High School
Shop & Eat

-- mins to

Commute Destination

Description

Welcome home to 505 Simpson St—where comfort meets small-town charm in the heart of Benton. From the moment you walk in, you’ll notice the inviting atmosphere and natural light that fills the living spaces. This home offers a practical layout with room to grow, whether you’re starting your homeownership journey or looking for a place to settle down. The backyard provides the perfect setting for weekend barbecues, kids, or simply unwinding after a long day. Located in a desirable area with easy access to everything Benton has to offer, this home is ready for its next chapter.

Home Details for 505 Simpson St

Interior Features
Interior Details Number of Rooms: 1Types of Rooms: Master Bedroom
Beds & Baths Number of Bedrooms: 2Number of Bathrooms: 1Number of Bathrooms (full): 1
Dimensions and Layout Living Area: 1246 Square Feet
Appliances & Utilities Utilities: Sewer Available, Water Available, Cable AvailableAppliances: Built-In Gas Range, DishwasherDishwasher
Fireplace & Spa No Fireplace
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility Stories: 1Levels: One

Exterior Features
Parking & Garage Number of Garage Spaces: 2Number of Covered Spaces: 2No CarportHas a GarageNo Attached GarageParking Spaces: 2Parking: Additional Parking,Door-Single,Garage
Pool Pool: None
Frontage Not on Waterfront
Water & Sewer Sewer: Public Sewer

Days on Market
Cumulative Days on Market: 7Days on Market: 85

Property Information
Year Built Year Built: 1947
Property Type / Style Property Type: ResidentialProperty Subtype: Single Family ResidenceStructure Type: HouseArchitecture: Detached
Building Not Attached Property
Property Information Parcel Number: 104677

Price & Status
Price List Price: $165,000Price Per Sqft: $132
Status Change & Dates Possession Timing: Close Of Escrow

Active Status
MLS Status: Active

Media
See Virtual Tour

Location
Direction & Address City: BentonCommunity: Benton
School Information Elementary School: Bossier ISD schoolsElementary School District: Bossier PSBJr High / Middle School: Bossier ISD schoolsJr High / Middle School District: Bossier PSBHigh School: Bossier ISD schoolsHigh School District: Bossier PSB

Agent Information
Listing Agent Listing ID: 21251741

HOA
No HOA

Lot Information
Lot Area: 0.35 acres

Miscellaneous
Mls Number: 21251741Living Area Range Units: Square FeetAttribution Contact: 318-549-2999Above Grade Unfinished Area Units: Square FeetBelow Grade Unfinished Area Units: Square FeetUniversal Property Id: US-22015-N-104677-R-N

Last check for updates: about 5 hours ago

Listing courtesy of Jay Russell 0995719875, (318) 549-2999

Freedom Realty, 318-549-2999

Source: NTREIS, MLS#21251741

Also Listed on NTREIS.

Market trends in Benton

Last updated June 2026

Avg. sale price

$334K

$5.33KMoM

Sale-to-List Price

99.8%

Price per sq ft

$169

$0MoM

Available listings

2MoM

Price History for 505 Simpson St

Date	Price	Event	Source
04/27/2026	$165,000	Listed For Sale	NTREIS #21251741

10/31/2022	--	Sold	NTREIS #20127487
Recording Date 10/31/2022 County Transfer Tax N/A Total Transfer Tax N/A
09/15/2022	$135,000	Pending	NTREIS #20127487

09/09/2022	$135,000	PriceChange	NTREIS #20127487
Price Change $20,900 (-13%)
07/29/2022	$155,900	Listed For Sale	NTREIS #20127487

12/04/2009	--	Sold	N/A
Recording Date 12/04/2009 Contract Date 12/02/2009 County Transfer Tax N/A Total Transfer Tax N/A
02/23/2006	--	Sold	N/A
Recording Date 02/23/2006 Contract Date 02/22/2006 County Transfer Tax N/A Total Transfer Tax N/A

Similar Homes You May Like

Skip to last item

$140,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,050 sqft
814 Lee St,
Benton, LA 71006
$137,900
3 bd
1 ba
888 sqft
106 Mildred St,
Benton, LA 71006
AUCTION
0.41 ACRES
Est. $177,400
3 bd
1 ba
1,000 sqft
312 Old Bellevue Rd,
Benton, LA 71006
0.25 ACRES
$219,900
3 bd
2 ba
1,574 sqft
1001 Dale Dr,
Benton, LA 71006
0.75 ACRES
$119,000
3 bd
1 ba
1,274 sqft
1330 Palmetto Rd,
Benton, LA 71006
0.89 ACRES
$99,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,350 sqft
1001 Trey Ave,
Benton, LA 71006
$243,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,524 sqft
311 S Parkridge Dr,
Benton, LA 71006
$239,900
3 bd
2 ba
1,323 sqft
3826 Pickering Pass Dr,
Bossier City, LA 71111
NEW - 14 HRS AGO
$235,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,308 sqft
3623 Amite River Dr,
Bossier City, LA 71111
1.42 ACRES
$245,000
4 bd
2 ba
1,858 sqft
190 Padgett Rd,
Benton, LA 71006
0.68 ACRES
$175,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,216 sqft
129 Running Deer Ln,
Benton, LA 71006
0.67 ACRES
$115,000
2 bd
2 ba
1,109 sqft
143 New Bethel Booker Rd,
Benton, LA 71006
0.25 ACRES
$235,500
3 bd
2 ba
1,615 sqft
2527 Spruce Dr,
Bossier City, LA 71111
0.47 ACRES
$115,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,235 sqft
909 Wilton Pl,
Shreveport, LA 71107
NEW CONSTRUCTION
$245,990+
3 bd
2 ba
1,656 sqft
Dogwood IV B Plan in Falcon Bay,
Shreveport, LA 71107
NEW CONSTRUCTION
$245,990+
3 bd
2 ba
1,656 sqft
Dogwood IV A Plan in Falcon Bay,
Shreveport, LA 71107
0.26 ACRES
$245,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,646 sqft
424 Westwood Dr,
Bossier City, LA 71111
$149,900
3 bd
2 ba
1,666 sqft
5218 Dalewood Dr,
Shreveport, LA 71107
$105,500
2 bd
1.5 ba
1,108 sqft
964 Winter Garden Dr #37,
Shreveport, LA 71107
$99,000
2 bd
1.5 ba
1,248 sqft
774 Highland Square Dr,
Shreveport, LA 71107
$124,900
2 bd
1.5 ba
1,255 sqft
765 Highland Square Dr,
Shreveport, LA 71107
0.32 ACRES
$239,900
4 bd
2 ba
1,638 sqft
1407 Edgemont Cir,
Bossier City, LA 71111
NEW - 1 DAY AGO
AUCTION
0.25 ACRES
Est. $240,600
3 bd
2 ba
1,748 sqft
402 Maple Ridge Dr,
Bossier City, LA 71111
0.39 ACRES
$200,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,481 sqft
3742 Cornell Dr,
Shreveport, LA 71107
$115,000
1 bd
1 ba
668 sqft
3636 Greenacres Place Dr #57U,
Bossier City, LA 71111
$159,999
2 bd
2 ba
1,297 sqft
3636 Greenacres Place Dr #85,
Bossier City, LA 71111
NEW - 12 HRS AGO
$139,000
2 bd
2 ba
1,297 sqft
3636 Greenacres Place Dr #12,
Bossier City, LA 71111
$156,000
1 bd
1.5 ba
864 sqft
3634 Greenacres Place Dr #202,
Bossier City, LA 71111
$100,000
2 bd
1 ba
975 sqft
1208 Pin Oak Pl,
Shreveport, LA 71107
FOR SALE BY OWNER
$129,900
2 bd
1.5 ba
1,108 sqft
964 Winter Garden Dr #28,
Shreveport, LA 71107
$240,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,527 sqft
6896 Bethany Reed,
Shreveport, LA 71107
$245,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,647 sqft
2522 Brookhaven Dr,
Bossier City, LA 71111
$219,999
3 bd
2 ba
1,435 sqft
4991 Beechwood Hills Dr,
Shreveport, LA 71107
NEW - 21 HRS AGO
$189,900
3 bd
1.5 ba
1,257 sqft
2423 Belmont Blvd,
Bossier City, LA 71111
AUCTION
0.26 ACRES
$85,000
4 bd
2 ba
1,599 sqft
2404 Waverly Dr,
Bossier City, LA 71111
AUCTION
Price Unknown
3 bd
1.5 ba
1,296 sqft
2602 Waverly Dr,
Bossier City, LA 71111
0.3 ACRES
$224,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,424 sqft
3237 Pinehaven Ln,
Haughton, LA 71037
0.35 ACRES
$224,900
3 bd
2 ba
1,717 sqft
3302 Pinehaven Ln,
Haughton, LA 71037
$235,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,601 sqft
5908 Stockwood St,
Bossier City, LA 71111
$110,000
2 bd
2 ba
1,124 sqft
409 Chickasaw Trl,
Shreveport, LA 71107
See more homes for sale in
Benton
Take a look

Skip to first item

New Listings near 505 Simpson St

Skip to last item

0.35 ACRES
$229,999
3 bd
2 ba
1,982 sqft
113 Park Blvd,
Benton, LA 71006
$243,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,524 sqft
311 S Parkridge Dr,
Benton, LA 71006
0.25 ACRES
$219,900
3 bd
2 ba
1,574 sqft
1001 Dale Dr,
Benton, LA 71006
0.89 ACRES
$99,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,350 sqft
1001 Trey Ave,
Benton, LA 71006
$140,000
3 bd
2 ba
1,050 sqft
814 Lee St,
Benton, LA 71006
0.75 ACRES
$119,000
3 bd
1 ba
1,274 sqft
1330 Palmetto Rd,
Benton, LA 71006
$137,900
3 bd
1 ba
888 sqft
106 Mildred St,
Benton, LA 71006
4.74 ACRES
$229,900
110 Seger Cir,
Benton, LA 71006
5.8 ACRES
$195,000
Downs Dr,
Benton, LA 71006
0.77 ACRES
$246,900
1104 Long Key Cir,
Benton, LA 71006
0.63 ACRES
$168,000
738 Smokehouse Loop,
Benton, LA 71006
1.38 ACRES
$115,900
1228 Old Plain Dealing Rd,
Benton, LA 71006
0.59 ACRES
$200,000
218 Sam Willen Dr,
Benton, LA 71006
1.18 ACRES
$89,000
277 Old Palmetto Rd,
Benton, LA 71006
See more homes for sale in
Benton
Take a look

Skip to first item

Property Tax and Assessment

Year	2025
Tax	$854
Assessment	$132,004

Home facts updated by county records

Comparable Sales for 505 Simpson St

Address	Distance	Property Type	Sold Price	Sold Date	Bed	Bath	Sqft
515 5th St, Benton, LA	0.14	Single-Family Home	-	03/06/26	2	2	1,336
910 Lee St, Benton, LA	0.51	Single-Family Home	-	03/10/26	2	1	956
207 Red River St, Benton, LA	0.26	Single-Family Home	-	09/19/25	3	2.5	2,188
152 Lola Cir, Benton, LA	0.38	Single-Family Home	-	07/31/25	3	2	1,430
106 Mildred St, Benton, LA	0.67	Single-Family Home	-	11/10/25	3	1	888
326 Montgomery Ln, Benton, LA	0.56	Single-Family Home	-	05/29/26	3	2	1,152
105 Cleveland St, Benton, LA	0.39	Single-Family Home	-	01/12/26	3	2.5	1,450
1018 Peyton Ave, Benton, LA	0.85	Single-Family Home	-	08/05/25	3	1	1,274
155 Lola Cir, Benton, LA	0.38	Single-Family Home	-	05/07/26	4	2	1,691

Nearby homes

Get a sense of prices in the area by checking nearby homes.

Skip to last item

FOR SALE
1.99 ACRES
$45,000
406 Pine St,
Benton, LA 71006
FOR SALE
0.95 ACRES
$45,000
Pine St,
Benton, LA 71006
OFF MARKET
Est. $189,300
3 bd
1.5 ba
1,332 sqft
109 Pine St,
Benton, LA 71006
SOLD
MAR 6, 2026
2 bd
2 ba
1,336 sqft
515 5th St,
Benton, LA 71006
OFF MARKET
Red River St,
Benton, LA 71006
OFF MARKET
Palmetto Rd #46,
Benton, LA 71006
OFF MARKET
Rural,
Benton, LA 71006
OFF MARKET
Est. $154,400
3 bd
1 ba
1,102 sqft
914 5th St,
Benton, LA 71006
OFF MARKET
Est. $181,600
3 bd
1.5 ba
1,272 sqft
816 Simpson St,
Benton, LA 71006
SOLD
MAY 1, 2026
4 bd
3 ba
3,669 sqft
701 Palmetto Rd,
Benton, LA 71006
OFF MARKET
Est. $318,200
3 bd
2.5 ba
2,417 sqft
705 Palmetto Rd,
Benton, LA 71006

Skip to first item

Additional Cost

Assigned Schools

These are the assigned schools for 505 Simpson St.

View nearby schools on GreatSchools

The GreatSchools Rating compares schools on a variety of school quality indicators including test scores, college readiness, equity and more. Learn more.

What Locals Say about Benton

At least 42 Trulia users voted on each feature.

88 % Say car is needed
88 % Say parking is easy
85 % Say yards are well-kept
84 % Say there's holiday spirit
83 % Say it's quiet
77 % Say kids play outside
76 % Say people would walk alone at night
76 % Say it's dog friendly
59 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years
57 % Say there's wildlife
55 % Say neighbors are friendly
48 % Say there are community events
42 % Say there are sidewalks
40 % Say streets are well-lit

Sourced by Trulia users. Learn more about our methodology.

Yvettedeaton
Resident
1mo ago
"It is a quiet neighborhood to live in. You could bring kids trick or treating. There is very little violence in this area and the schools are great to the kids. "
0
Flag
Brandydani1983
Resident
2y ago
"Large lots on all the properties so none of the dogs are congested. You dont hear the neighbors dog barking and vice versa. "
0
Flag
Rckoske
Resident
5y ago
"The schools have excellent teachers and staff and the high school is very focused and committed to preparing students for the ACT and college. "
0
Flag
Wendy P.
Resident
6y ago
"Friendly people in a great area. The schools are the best! I’ve lived here for 11 years. My daughter graduated from Benton High. Property values are always going up. Love it here!!!"
0
Flag
Taneisha G.
Prev. Resident
6y ago
"Not to many dogs in the area. Small town most pets are well kept. It's been twenty years since I've lived here"
0
Flag
reed
Resident
6y ago
"Nice place to live. Safe. Friendly people who look out after one another. The children enjoy playing outside with. No worry. No crime. "
0
Flag
Krismis08
Resident
7y ago
"I LOVE THE SCHOOLS! The neighborhood are great! nothing to be scared of around Benton! The grocery stores are close but not walking distance. "
0
Flag
Rene V.
Resident
7y ago
"I feel safe and my children have lots of friends from school to play with. The neighbors are friendly and everyone takes care of their property. "
0
Flag
Csmccorm
Resident
7y ago
"Great layout Great trees, beautiful lake! Quiet and friendly folks People take care of homes and yards."
1
Flag
Austinmevans90
Resident
7y ago
"There are a ton of families with young kids in our area and very good schools. Perfect rural town just a few miles from the city. "
0
Flag

LGBTQ Local Legal Protections

Jay Russell, Freedom Realty, 318-549-2999

Agent Phone: (318) 549-2999

IDX information is provided exclusively for personal, non-commercial use, and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

505 Simpson St, Benton, LA 71006 is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1,246 sqft single-family home built in 1947. This property is currently available for sale and was listed by NTREIS on Apr 27, 2026. The MLS # for this home is MLS# 21251741.

505 Simpson St
Benton, LA 71006

$165,000