ZIP Code 56251

Households in ZIP code 56251, near Willmar, earn a median of $76,917, which places the area in middle-income territory rather than among affluent communities. Per-capita income sits at $38,878, and homes are valued at a median of $218,400. Property taxes run at an effective rate of 1.02% at the county level, so a home at that median value would generate an annual bill somewhere around $2,228. Sales taxes combine to 7.38% on purchases. Taken together, the tax load here tracks with what a middle-income household earning just under $77,000 would expect.