ZIP Code 02879

ZIP code 02879, near Ashaway, sits in affluent territory: a median household income of $112,231 and per-capita income of $59,265 outpace statewide norms, while a median home value of $564,700 signals real buying power. That prosperity comes with a tax bill to match. The county-level effective property tax rate of 1.00% translates to roughly $5,647 annually on a median-valued home, and a 7.00% combined sales tax applies to purchases. Households here absorb both without much strain, though the property tax alone is no trivial sum for anyone earning closer to the per-capita figure.