ZIP Code 54839

ZIP code 54839, centered on Bayfield, sits in middle-income territory: a median household income of $80,625 and per-capita income of $35,412 place it above many rural Wisconsin areas without reaching affluent levels. Homes carry a median value of $159,400, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.01% means a house at that value generates roughly $1,610 in annual property taxes. Sales tax runs 5.50% on purchases. Households here earn enough to absorb these costs while building equity in homes priced well below national medians, a balance that keeps the overall tax load steady rather than steep.