ZIP Code 05457

In ZIP code 05457, near Bakersfield, homes are valued at a median of $279,200, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.41% translates to roughly $3,937 a year in taxes on such a home. With median household income at $96,875, that tax bill equals about 4.1% of annual earnings, while per-capita income sits at $43,107. A combined sales tax rate of 6.00% applies to purchases. Buyers weighing a move here should factor both the property tax load and day-to-day sales taxes into what their income can comfortably cover.