ZIP Code 27829

In ZIP code 27829, near Rocky Mount, homes carry a median value of $123,000, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.83% works out to roughly $1,021 a year on such a home. With median household income at $58,277, that tax equals about 1.8% of annual earnings, a share many area households can absorb without much strain. Per-capita income sits at $27,872. A combined sales tax of 7.00% applies to purchases. The gap between home prices here and the incomes earned locally helps explain why ownership stays within reach for working households.