Jamaica, NY — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
With a per-capita income of just $6,081, ZIP code 11439 in Jamaica ranks among the city's lower-income areas, where many households live on limited earnings. Property taxes in this Queens County ZIP run at an effective rate of 0.87%, and the combined sales tax of 4.38% applies to everyday purchases. Together these costs weigh heavily against such low earnings, since even routine spending carries a tax component. The picture here is one of economic strain rather than comfort: incomes are far below what would support easy absorption of either tax, making this community distinctly working-class and financially pressed.