ZIP Code 68343

With a median household income of $74,554 and per-capita income of $39,071, ZIP code 68343, centered on Dorchester, sits in middle-income territory rather than among affluent areas. Homes here carry a median value of $173,400, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.35% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year. Shoppers also face a combined sales tax rate of 7.00%. Taken together, these figures describe a place where earnings are steady but not high, and where property and sales taxes take a noticeable cut of household budgets.