South Bend, IN — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 46595 sits near South Bend, where the county-level property tax rate comes to 0.86%. That rate is on the lower end for Indiana, so homeowners here keep a larger share of what they earn compared with places that tax property more heavily. The combined sales tax rate of 7.00% applies to everyday purchases, adding a steady cost to goods and services. Together these figures point to a working- and middle-income area, where housing costs stay within reach and the tax structure leans on consumption as much as on property.