ZIP Code 08079

In ZIP 08079, near Alloway, households earn a median of $54,641, with per-capita income at $36,791 — a working- to middle-income profile. Homes carry a median value of $196,700, taxed at 2.93% at the county level, one of the steeper rates around. Combined with a 6.62% sales tax, that leaves residents paying a real share of income toward both property and purchases. The gap between median household earnings and per-capita income hints at smaller households or varied earners. Overall, this ZIP sits in the middle of the economic range, with a tax load that runs above average.