ZIP Code 51501

In ZIP code 51501, which covers part of Council Bluffs, homes carry a median value of $152,400. The county's 1.57% effective property tax rate would translate into roughly $2,393 a year on a home at that median value. Households here earn a median of $59,843, so that tax bill equals about 4% of annual household income, a share that shapes what buyers can carry alongside a mortgage. Per-capita income sits at $30,735, and the combined sales tax rate reaches 7.00%, both of which influence the overall cost of living in this area.