Columbia, MD — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 21075, in the Columbia area, sits firmly in affluent territory. A median household income of $135,303 and per-capita income of $53,780 run well above national norms, and a median home value of $455,300 reflects that prosperity. Property taxes are levied at 1.17% county-wide, so a home at that median value carries a substantial annual bill. Add a 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall cost of living here runs high. Households in this ZIP generally have the earnings to absorb those taxes, though the price of entry into the local housing market is steep.
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