ZIP Code 64503

ZIP code 64503, covering part of Saint Joseph, sits in working- to middle-income territory, with a median household income of $53,039 and per-capita income of $31,151. Homes here carry a median value of $140,500, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.77% keeps annual property taxes on such a home below what many higher-tax areas charge. The combined sales tax rate of 9.70% is the steeper cost of daily life, applying to most purchases. Taken together, the tax picture leans on consumption more than property ownership, a pattern that shapes how far a paycheck stretches in this ZIP.