Independence, KS — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 67364, near Independence, annual per-capita income stands at $18,418, while homes are valued at a median of $132,100. Property taxes run 1.73% at the county level, which on a home at that median value works out to roughly $2,285 a year. Add a combined sales tax of 6.50% on purchases, and the picture shows a place where earnings are limited but housing costs stay within reach of local wages. The tax rates themselves are neither the highest nor the lowest, sitting somewhere in the middle.