ZIP Code 62225

In ZIP code 62225, near East Saint Louis, households bring in a median of $103,284, while per-person income sits at $34,642. Property taxes here run at an effective 2.03% of home value at the county level, so a home assessed at $200,000 would carry roughly $4,060 in annual taxes. That rate takes a meaningful bite out of earnings, though the area's income level absorbs much of it. Sales taxes add another 7.35% at checkout on taxable purchases. Buyers weighing a move should factor both the property tax rate and the sales tax into what they can comfortably carry each year.