ZIP Code 16871

With a median household income of $51,250 and per-capita income of $35,970, ZIP code 16871 sits in working-class to middle-income territory. Homes here carry a median value of $164,600, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.16% means owners pay a real, recurring share of that value each year. Add the 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax load lands in familiar territory for this part of Burnside. Incomes aren't high enough to absorb taxes painlessly, so housing costs and everyday spending both draw meaningfully on household earnings.