ZIP Code 12051

Residents of ZIP code 12051, near Athens, earn a median household income of $91,786, placing the area above many upstate New York communities, though per-capita income sits at $30,270. Home values average $331,900, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.49% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year. Add an 8.00% combined sales tax, and the overall tax load runs higher than in many parts of the state. This is a middle-to-upper-income pocket where housing costs and taxes both weigh on household finances.