Winston-Salem, NC — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 27109, part of the Winston-Salem area, per-capita income stands at $8,640, so earnings here are quite limited compared with what homes in the area tend to cost. The county-level effective property tax rate is 0.79%, which means a $200,000 home would carry an annual tax bill near $1,580. Against an income of just over $8,600 per person, that obligation would consume a substantial share of yearly earnings. Sales tax adds another 7.00% to purchases. Together these figures show how tightly housing costs and taxes can press on household finances in this Winston-Salem ZIP.