ZIP Code 77003

ZIP code 77003, in Houston, sits in middle-income territory: a median household income of $83,980 and per-capita income of $64,562 place it above many Texas ZIPs, while a median home value of $384,400 reflects real housing costs. Property owners here face an effective county tax rate of 1.62%, which on that median value works out to roughly $6,227 a year. Add an 8.25% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall load lands squarely in line with what a mid-tier urban ZIP like this one carries.