ZIP Code 27870

In ZIP code 27870, which takes in Enfield, households earn a median of $49,502, while per-capita income comes to $28,709. Homes here are valued at a median of $124,300, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.15% works out to roughly $1,430 a year on a house at that price. Add the 7.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and everyday costs take a real bite out of a mid-$40,000 income. Budgets in this area stretch further on housing than on spending, since property taxes stay tied to home values rather than earnings.