ZIP Code 56482

In ZIP code 56482, which takes in Battle Lake, households bring in a median of $64,439 a year, while per-capita income sits at $33,776. A home valued at $169,800 would draw about $1,766 in county property taxes at the 1.04% effective rate. Add the 7.38% combined sales tax on everyday purchases, and housing plus consumption costs take a meaningful share of earnings. How comfortably a household absorbs those costs depends largely on whether its income lands near the median or closer to the per-capita figure.