ZIP Code 22601

In ZIP code 22601, which covers Winchester, homes carry a median value of $339,800, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.76% works out to roughly $2,582 a year in taxes on such a home. With median household income at $64,258 and per-capita income at $36,719, that annual bill amounts to about 4% of a typical household's earnings. Sales taxes add 5.30% at checkout, trimming what's left after housing costs. Buyers weighing a purchase here should factor both the property tax and the sales tax into what they can truly carry.