Wilkes Barre, PA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 18223 sits in the Wilkes Barre area, where the county-level property tax rate reaches 1.45%. That figure runs well above what many Pennsylvania homeowners pay, so property taxes take a meaningful bite out of household budgets here. Combined with a 6.00% sales tax, everyday purchases also carry a steady cost. These rates fit a working-class to middle-income community, where wages tend to be lower and housing values flatter than in the state's wealthier suburbs. The result is a tax load that weighs on residents without the offset of sharply rising home equity, making each percentage point feel heavier than it might elsewhere.
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