Wilkes Barre, PA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP 18617, near Wilkes Barre, homes carry a median value of $83,400, and the county's 1.45% effective property tax rate translates to roughly $1,209 a year in taxes on such a home. With median household income at $52,527 and per-capita income at $37,499, that yearly bill amounts to about 2.3% of a typical household's earnings. Sales tax adds 6.00% on purchases. The gap between what homes cost and what residents earn shapes how far a paycheck stretches here.
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