ZIP Code 28518

In ZIP code 28518, near Calypso, households bring in a median of $54,127 a year, which works out to $25,825 per person. A home here is valued at $159,000, and county property taxes run at an effective rate of 0.69 percent, so an owner's annual tax bill stays tied to that lower assessment. Sales taxes add up to 7.00 percent on purchases, a cost that follows everyday spending rather than income. Together these figures sketch a place where earnings and housing costs sit in a workable balance, though the sales tax still takes a bite out of each paycheck as it is spent.