ZIP Code 11005

In ZIP code 11005, near Jamaica, homes carry a median value of $622,400 while the county-level effective property tax rate sits at 0.87%, yielding an annual bill that weighs against local earnings. Median household income reaches $89,931, though per-capita income climbs far higher, to $218,922, hinting at wide variation across households. Combined sales tax adds 8.88% to purchases. Whether that property tax load feels heavy depends largely on which figure a household resembles, since the gap between median and per-capita income here is unusually wide.