West Chester, PA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 19345, near West Chester, per-capita income stands at just $6,600, so the county's 1.30% effective property tax rate looms large against what people actually earn. A home priced at $200,000 would generate roughly $2,600 in annual property taxes — nearly two-fifths of one person's yearly income at that level. Sales taxes add another 6.00% on purchases, further squeezing budgets already stretched thin. The gap between local earnings and the cost of carrying a home shapes who can stay here.