ZIP Code 16686

Households in ZIP code 16686, near Altoona, bring in a median of $69,008 a year, which works out to $36,064 per person. A home valued at $173,000 would carry an annual property tax bill around $1,851 at the county's 1.07% rate, a cost worth weighing against that income. Everyday purchases also add 6.00% in combined sales tax, so spending steadily chips away at what's left after housing. Together these figures sketch a budget where taxes take a real but not overwhelming share, and where the gap between earnings and costs shapes how far each paycheck stretches.