Butler, AL — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 36922, which takes in Butler, households earn an average of $47,436 per person. Homes here are valued at a median of $104,500, and county property taxes run at an effective rate of 0.17%, so annual tax bills on that median home stay quite low. Day-to-day purchases carry a combined sales tax of 7.00%, which adds to the cost of goods but does not apply to housing. With earnings at this level and housing costs this contained, a larger share of income can go toward savings, debt payoff, or other priorities rather than being absorbed by taxes.