ZIP Code 03871

ZIP code 03871, near Auburn, ranks among the wealthier areas in the country, with a median household income of $142,115 and per-capita income of $167,543. Housing costs reflect that standing: the median home value sits at $2,000,001. Property taxes are levied at the county level, where the effective rate is 1.58%, a meaningful sum given those valuations. Sales tax, by contrast, adds nothing at checkout, since the combined rate is 0.00%. The result is a place where high earnings and expensive real estate carry the tax weight, while everyday purchases escape it entirely.