ZIP Code 48731

Around Bad Axe, ZIP code 48731 sits in working- to middle-income territory, with a median household income of $53,021 and per-capita income of $29,661. Homes here carry a median value of $115,500, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.19% means the owner of such a house would owe roughly $1,375 a year. Sales tax across the area totals 6.00%, applied to everyday purchases. Taken together, these figures describe a community where earnings and housing costs stay fairly contained, and the tax load leans on property owners more than shoppers.