ZIP Code 28129

In ZIP 28129, near Albemarle, homes carry a median value of $266,800 while households earn a median of $69,906. The county's 0.57% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $1,521 a year on such a home — a sum that stays contained against local earnings, since per-capita income reaches $37,823. That gap between home prices and paychecks shapes who can buy here. Add the 7.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and daily costs chip away at what's left after housing. Buyers weighing a move should compare both sides of the ledger: what a house costs upfront and what it keeps costing afterward.