ZIP Code 39851

With a median household income of $48,382 and per-capita income of $33,400, ZIP code 39851 sits in working- to middle-class territory, anchored by Bluffton. Homes here carry a median value of $95,500, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.99% keeps annual bills on those properties in the low hundreds to roughly a thousand dollars. Sales tax, though, runs 9.00% on purchases, a heavier hit on day-to-day spending. That mix means residents keep housing costs down while paying more at the register, a trade-off shaping the area's overall tax picture.