ZIP Code 62081

In ZIP code 62081, near Carrollton, homes carry a median value of $80,000, and the county's 1.75% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $1,400 a year on a house at that price. With median household income at $91,875, that tax bill absorbs only a sliver of annual earnings, while per-capita income sits at $24,545. Sales taxes add 7.25% at the register. Buyers here face a housing market where prices stay well below what local paychecks could support, even as the property tax rate itself runs above many national averages.