ZIP Code 77088

In ZIP 77088, on Houston’s northwest side, households earn a median of $54,411, or $23,498 per person. A home valued at $200,000 would carry about $3,240 in county property taxes at the 1.62% rate. Adding the 8.25% combined sales tax, which applies to most purchases in and around Houston, means both major taxes pull on the same paycheck. Housing costs and income sit in a range where the property tax bill equals roughly six percent of median household earnings, so sales tax paid at the register and the annual property tax together shape what a household here can set aside.