ZIP Code 61754

In ZIP code 61754, near Clinton, households earn a median of $98,681, while per-capita income comes to $55,237. That earnings level sits comfortably against a median home value of $162,500, meaning many buyers here carry mortgages well below what their paychecks could support elsewhere. Property taxes run at a county-level effective rate of 2.17%, which on a home at that median value works out to roughly $3,500 a year. Add a combined sales tax of 6.25% on purchases, and the overall cost structure still leaves room in the monthly budget.