ZIP Code 28101

In ZIP 28101, near Gastonia, homes carry a median value of $364,600, and the county's 0.74% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $2,698 a year on such a home. Households here earn a median of $111,042, so that tax bill absorbs a fairly contained share of annual income, helped along by per-capita income of $53,454. Day-to-day costs include a 7.00% combined sales tax. Together these figures sketch a local market where earnings run high enough to absorb both the property tax on a higher-priced home and the sales tax on routine purchases.