Houston, TX — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP 77373, near Houston, homes carry a median value of $231,400 while households bring in a median of $88,617. At the county's 1.62% effective property tax rate, that home value translates to roughly $3,749 in annual property taxes—about 4.2% of median household income. Per-capita income sits lower at $34,563, so the tax hit weighs more heavily on individual earners than the household figure alone implies. A combined sales tax rate of 6.25% adds further cost to daily purchases. Together, these figures show a housing market where property taxes claim a meaningful share of what people earn.
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