ZIP Code 77059

ZIP code 77059, in the Houston area, ranks among the more affluent pockets of the metro. A median household income of $161,944 and per-capita income of $66,067 sit well above regional norms, and a median home value of $416,700 reflects that prosperity. Property taxes take a 1.62% county-level bite, a meaningful sum given those home prices. Add an 8.25% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax load is substantial, though incomes here can absorb it more easily than in less wealthy parts of Houston.