ZIP Code 44221

In ZIP code 44221, near Akron, homes carry a median value of $167,300, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.53% works out to roughly $2,560 a year in property taxes on such a home. With median household income at $63,342, that tax equals about 4% of household earnings, while per-capita income sits at $36,041. Combined with a 6.75% sales tax rate, housing costs and taxes together claim a meaningful share of local paychecks, so buyers weighing a purchase here should factor the annual tax bill into what they can carry.