ZIP Code 60053

In ZIP code 60053, near Chicago, homes carry a median value of $389,100, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.91% works out to roughly $7,400 a year in property taxes. With median household income at $111,116 and per-capita income at $50,636, that tax bill absorbs a meaningful share of earnings, though the area's income level helps offset it. Sales taxes add 9.00% to purchases, trimming what's left after housing costs. Buyers weighing a move here should factor both the property tax load and the ongoing sales tax into what they can comfortably carry.