ZIP Code 26801

In ZIP code 26801, near Baker, homes carry a median value of $206,700 while households bring in $56,429 a year and per-capita income sits at $29,806. The county's effective property tax rate of 0.35% works out to a light annual bill on that median home, a product of Virginia's low assessment ratios rather than any unusually cheap housing stock. Combined with a 6.00% sales tax, the overall cost of living stays contained. Buyers here can stretch further than in many markets, since earnings and taxes leave room to carry a mortgage on a six-figure home.