Burlington, IA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 52638, near Burlington, households earn a median of $59,167, while per-capita income sits at $26,499. A median home value of $155,500 paired with a 1.51% county property tax rate means annual property taxes land around $2,348, paid alongside a 7.00% combined sales tax on purchases. Those figures shape how far each paycheck stretches: housing costs claim a meaningful share of earnings, and everyday spending carries the added sales tax. With income and home values tracking together, budgets here depend on balancing a mid-range mortgage obligation against routine expenses, without much slack on either side.
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