Emerson, IA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
Emerson's 51551 ZIP code sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $85,469 and per-capita income of $45,789. Homes here carry a median value of $212,400, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.47% applies against that value. Shoppers pay a combined 7.00% sales tax on purchases. Taken together, the tax picture is neither especially gentle nor especially harsh: property taxes scale with home values that remain below many metro markets, while the sales tax rate adds a steady cost to everyday spending.
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