Brookings, SD — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
With a per-capita income of $8,698, ZIP code 57007 sits well below national norms, placing the Brookings area it covers in working-class economic territory. County property taxes run at an effective rate of 1.13%, a middling figure that still bites when incomes are this thin. Layered on top is a combined sales tax of 6.20%, which adds to the cost of everyday purchases for households already stretching each dollar. Together these rates mean a meaningful share of earnings goes toward taxes, leaving less slack in the budget than higher-income areas typically enjoy.