ZIP Code 77471

In ZIP 77471, near Houston, households earn a median of $73,186, while per-person income sits at $29,871 — a middle-income profile, though hardly wealthy. Homes are valued at a median of $237,700, and the county's 1.86% property tax rate means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year. Add a 6.25% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax picture here leans on residents steadily rather than lightly. This is a working- and middle-class area where wages stretch to cover both housing costs and everyday consumption taxes.