Madison, WI — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 53571, near Madison, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $65,729 and per-capita income of $37,414. Homes here have a median value of $197,800, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.63% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year in taxes. Add a combined sales tax rate of 5.50%, and the overall tax picture reflects a working- to middle-income community where housing costs stay below what many Madison-area buyers face, though property taxes still take a noticeable bite out of household earnings.
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