ZIP Code 61842

In ZIP code 61842, near Clinton, households bring in a median of $80,117 a year, with per-capita income at $35,036. Home values sit around $157,500, and the county's 1.78% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $2,800 annually on a house at that price — a real line item against earnings. Add a 6.25% combined sales tax on purchases, and daily spending carries its own cost. Together these figures sketch a place where incomes stretch reasonably far against housing prices, though property and sales taxes still shape what's left each month.