ZIP Code 27708

In ZIP code 27708, near Durham, per-capita income stands at $5,920, a figure that shapes how heavily each expense weighs on local households. The county-level property tax rate is 0.79%, applied to whatever home value a resident holds, while the combined sales tax rate reaches 7.50% on purchases. Together these two taxes draw on income from different directions — one tied to owning property, the other collected every time someone buys goods. With earnings this low, both rates claim a larger share of what people bring in, making the overall cost of living here a genuine consideration.