Fairfield, IA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 52651, which takes in Fairfield, sits in working-class territory based on its $36,739 median household income and $26,810 per-capita income. Homes here are valued at just $67,400, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.18% adds up to a comparatively small annual bill on that assessment. A 7.00% combined sales tax applies to purchases, a cost that weighs more heavily on tighter earnings. Together these figures describe a community where incomes and property values run below statewide norms, and where the tax structure leans on consumption rather than high home values to generate revenue.
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