ZIP Code 40242

In ZIP code 40242, on the eastern side of Louisville, households bring in a median of $75,417 a year, with per-capita income at $45,951. Homes here carry a median value of $299,600, and the county's 0.86% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $2,577 annually on such a home — about $215 a month. Sales taxes run 6.00% on purchases. Those figures leave a workable gap between earnings and housing costs, though the sales tax applies to everyday spending regardless of income level.