ZIP Code 20866

In ZIP code 20866, near Silver Spring, households earn a median of $140,308, while per-capita income comes to $50,473. That spread hints at larger households with multiple earners. A median home value of $446,900 taxed at the county's 0.86% rate works out to roughly $3,800 a year in property taxes. Add Maryland's 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and a sizable share of income still goes toward housing and everyday spending, though the earnings base here is high enough to absorb those costs without much strain.