Houston, TX — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In Houston's 77023 ZIP code, households earn a median of $51,430, while per-capita income reaches $34,045 — placing the area in working- to middle-income territory rather than among the city's wealthier enclaves. Homes here carry a median value of $302,300, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.62% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year. Add an 8.25% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax load weighs noticeably on budgets that are already stretched. This ZIP sits below Houston's broader economic average, so taxes here take a larger bite of everyday earnings.
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