ZIP Code 21629

In ZIP code 21629, near Denton, homes carry a median value of $334,200 while the county's effective property tax rate sits at 0.90%. That combination yields an annual property tax bill of roughly $3,000. With median household income at $73,956, the tax equals about 4% of a household's yearly earnings, and per-capita income of $36,589 shows the spread among individual earners. Sales tax adds 6.00% at checkout. Buyers weighing a purchase here should treat the property tax as a recurring cost layered on top of the mortgage, one that scales with a home's assessed value rather than with what a household actually earns.