ZIP Code 33417

In ZIP 33417, near West Palm Beach, homes carry a median value of $175,900, and the county's 0.86% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $1,513 a year on such a home. With median household income at $51,605 and per-capita income at $34,033, that tax equals about 2.9% of household earnings, a share many owners can absorb without strain. Combined with a 6.50% sales tax, housing costs here stay within reach for working households, though the gap between median and per-capita income hints at a wide spread of earnings across the area.