Lancaster, PA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 17579, near Lancaster, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $91,621 and per-capita income of $34,609. Homes here carry a median value of $349,400, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.32% translates into a meaningful annual bill on that amount. Add a 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax picture leans on both property owners and everyday spenders. Households here generally earn enough to absorb those costs, though the housing prices and tax rate together shape a fairly steady financial picture rather than an especially affluent one.
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