Chicago, IL — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 60155, near Chicago, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $64,566 and per-capita income of $33,420. Home values average $252,200, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.91% takes a meaningful bite out of ownership costs there. Add a combined sales tax of 9.00%, and everyday purchases carry a noticeable premium. Together these figures point to a working- to middle-income area where taxes claim a steady share of earnings, and where buying a home means absorbing one of the higher property tax rates in the region.
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