ZIP Code 11429

In ZIP code 11429, near Jamaica, homes carry a median value of $668,100 while the county-level effective property tax rate sits at 0.87%. Households here earn a median of $102,880, with per-capita income at $38,574, so property taxes on a median-valued home would run roughly $5,800 a year — a meaningful slice of earnings, though the rate itself stays below many neighboring counties. Sales tax adds 8.88% at checkout. The gap between the median home price and per-capita income hints that buying here stretches budgets, even where household earnings look solid on paper.