ZIP Code 04742

In ZIP code 04742, near Orient, households bring in a median of $70,852 a year, while per-capita income reaches $45,492. That earnings base supports homeownership: the median home value sits at $161,000, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.12% applies to that figure. Day-to-day purchases carry a combined sales tax of 5.50%, which adds a bit to each transaction but stays below what many parts of the country charge. Together, these figures sketch a place where incomes and housing costs line up without much strain, and where the tax load on both property and spending remains fairly steady.