ZIP Code 36526

Households in ZIP code 36526, near Gulf Shores, bring in a median income of $88,750, with per-capita earnings of $42,763. Homes here carry a median value of $322,100, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.30% keeps annual housing taxes fairly contained against that income. Sales taxes, though, add up: the combined rate of 9.50% applies to most purchases, so everyday spending takes a bigger bite than property taxes do. For a household earning around $88,750, that split shapes how far each dollar stretches across housing, goods, and services in the Gulf Shores area.