ZIP Code 61936

In ZIP code 61936, near Bement, households earn an average of $18,865 per person, while homes are valued at a median of $86,800. Property taxes run at 1.81% of value at the county level, which on a home at that median comes to roughly $1,571 a year. Add the 7.25% combined sales tax on purchases, and the picture is one where income stays tight against both ongoing ownership costs and everyday spending. Housing prices here sit well below national norms, though the tax rate attached to them is not especially gentle.