ZIP Code 42171

With a median household income of $70,191 and per-capita income of $32,853, ZIP code 42171 sits squarely in middle-income territory near Austin. Homes here carry a median value of $187,500, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.65% keeps annual taxes on such a home near $1,219. A combined sales tax rate of 6.00% applies to purchases in the area. Together, these figures place the ZIP in a comfortable middle ground — earnings above many rural Kentucky communities, home prices below national medians, and a tax structure that draws more from spending than from property ownership.