East Tawas, MI — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
With a per-capita income of $26,917, ZIP code 48743 sits in working-class territory — well below what many Michigan communities report. The county-level property tax rate of 0.96% applies to homes in and around East Tawas, so annual bills stay fairly contained even though earnings here lag. Sales tax comes in at 6.00%, the state's standard combined rate, adding a bit to everyday purchases. Together these figures point to a place where wages are restrained and taxes take a steady, unremarkable share of what people earn.