Boston, MA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 02119 sits within Boston with a median household income of $48,488, placing it on the working-class end of the city's economic spectrum. Per-capita income reaches $35,103. Homes here carry a median value of $688,600, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.66% means owners pay a comparatively small share of that value each year. Sales tax in the area totals 6.25%, applied to everyday purchases. Together these figures describe a community where property wealth is substantial but household earnings remain below what such home values might imply elsewhere.
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