ZIP Code 02478

In ZIP 02478, near Cambridge, households earn a median of $183,137, with per-capita income at $95,484. That earnings level shapes how housing and taxes fit into a budget. A median home value of $1,159,000, taxed at the county's 1.03% effective rate, works out to a sizable annual property tax bill, so ownership costs here run high even against strong incomes. Day-to-day purchases carry a combined 6.25% sales tax. The result is a picture where solid earnings support expensive housing, and the property tax line in particular claims a meaningful share of what households bring in each year.