Kingston, NY — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP 12495, near Kingston, sits in solidly middle-income territory, with per-capita income of $56,398 and a median home value of $393,800. Property taxes run at 1.77% of assessed value at the county level, so owners of a home priced near that median would owe roughly $6,970 annually. Sales tax combines to 8.00%, adding cost to everyday purchases. Together these figures sketch an area where earnings are comfortable but not lavish, and where housing carries a meaningful ongoing tax obligation alongside the state and local levies baked into each transaction.