ZIP Code 24574

Households in ZIP code 24574, near Amherst, bring in a median of $69,133 a year, or about $36,569 per person. A home priced at the median $221,300 would carry roughly $1,018 in annual county property taxes at the 0.46% rate, a sum most local owners can absorb without straining. Day-to-day purchases face a combined 5.30% sales tax, so everyday spending takes a slightly bigger bite than property ownership does. Together these figures sketch a place where earnings cover housing costs with room to spare, though sales taxes quietly add to the cost of living.