ZIP Code 10996

Households in ZIP code 10996, which takes in Middletown, report a median income of $135,333, while per-capita income sits at $32,509. County property taxes run at an effective rate of 2.19%, a meaningful line item for anyone owning a home here. Sales tax adds 8.12% to most purchases. Together these two rates shape what a household actually keeps. The gap between median and per-capita income also hints at how uneven earnings are across the area. Buyers weighing a move should factor both the property levy and the sales tax into their annual costs.