ZIP Code 10502

In ZIP code 10502, near White Plains, households bring in a median of $250,001, and per-capita income reaches $103,057. That earning power meets some of the highest housing costs around: a median home value of $845,700, taxed at a county rate of 1.51 percent. Day-to-day purchases also carry an 8.38 percent combined sales tax. With income this high, property and sales taxes absorb a smaller share of earnings than they would elsewhere, though the dollar amounts stay substantial. Budgeting here centers less on stretching every dollar and more on directing a strong cash flow toward housing, taxes, and long-term goals.