ZIP Code 12771

Households in ZIP code 12771, centered on Middletown, earn a median $68,136, placing the area in middle-income territory rather than among the affluent. Per-capita income of $33,208 and a median home value of $261,100 point to a working- and middle-class community where housing costs are tempered by one of the heavier property tax rates around — 2.19% at the county level. Shoppers also pay 8.12% in combined sales tax. Together these levies take a noticeable slice of household earnings, so owners here feel the tax load directly in both their property bills and everyday purchases.