ZIP Code 56479

With a median household income of $59,920 and per-capita income of $31,630, ZIP code 56479, centered on Backus, sits in middle-income territory rather than among affluent areas. Home values average $191,700, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.95% means owners pay roughly $1,821 annually on a home at that median value. Sales taxes combine to 7.88%, a rate shoppers in this part of Minnesota will recognize at the register. Together these figures describe a working- and middle-class community where earnings stretch reasonably far against housing costs, though everyday purchases carry a noticeable tax add-on.