ZIP Code 21040

In ZIP code 21040, near Bel Air, households earn a median of $81,704, with per-capita income at $36,347. A median-priced home costs $238,000, and the county property tax rate of 0.89% works out to roughly $2,118 a year on that value. Add the 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall picture leans on steady wages to cover housing and consumption taxes alike. Home values here sit well above what the median income alone might imply, so buyers often carry larger mortgages, while the property levy stays below two thousand dollars annually at the median.