West Chester, PA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 19442, near West Chester, homeowners face a county-level property tax rate of 1.30%. On a $300,000 home, that's $3,900 a year, or $325 monthly — a real line item for any household budget. Add the 6.00% combined sales tax on everyday purchases, and a family earning, say, $75,000 annually would see a meaningful share of income absorbed by these levies. The property tax alone equals 5.2% of that salary. Buyers weighing a move here should factor both costs into their monthly cash flow before committing.