ZIP Code 08203

ZIP code 08203, centered on Absecon, sits in upper-middle-income territory, with a median household income of $97,250 and per-capita income of $68,635. Home values run high at $524,800, and the county's 2.30% effective property tax rate means owners pay a substantial annual sum on that valuation. Sales tax in the area totals 6.62%. Taken together, these figures describe a community where earnings are solid but the cost of owning property is steep, so taxes claim a meaningful share of household budgets.