ZIP Code 05143

With a median household income of $70,610 and per-capita income of $44,326, ZIP code 05143, centered on Bellows Falls, sits squarely in middle-income territory. Homes here carry a median value of $255,200, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.84% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year. Add a 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax picture is one of steady, mid-range obligations rather than extremes in either direction. This is a place where earnings and housing costs track together without straying far from the middle.