ZIP Code 20833

In ZIP code 20833, near Columbia, homes carry a median value of $797,100 while the county's effective property tax rate sits at 0.86%, yielding an annual bill of roughly $6,855. Households earning the median of $204,375 can absorb that cost with room left over, since the tax equals about 3.4% of yearly income. Per-capita income of $69,016 tells a different story, hinting at wider variation in what individual earners can carry. A 6.00% combined sales tax applies to purchases, adding a separate cost that doesn't scale with property values.