ZIP Code 62685

In ZIP code 62685, near Benld, homes carry a median value of $154,500 while households earn a median of $64,063, or $30,841 per person. At the county's 1.50% effective property tax rate, a home at that median value generates roughly $2,318 in annual taxes, absorbing about 3.6% of median household income. That relationship between earnings and housing costs shapes how far a paycheck stretches here. Sales taxes add 7.25% to purchases, a separate cost that doesn't touch property owners alone.