ZIP Code 11361

In ZIP code 11361, near Jamaica, homes carry a median value of $918,700, while the county's effective property tax rate of 0.87% works out to roughly $7,993 a year for a home at that price. Households here earn a median of $105,932, so property taxes alone would absorb about 7.5% of that income. Per-capita income sits at $48,825. Adding the combined 8.88% sales tax on purchases further shapes what's left after housing costs, making the gap between home values and earnings a real constraint on buying and owning in this area.