ZIP Code 77502

In ZIP 77502, near Houston, households bring in a median of $62,500 a year, while per-capita income sits at $22,502. A median home value of $177,400 pairs with a 1.62% county property tax rate, which works out to roughly $2,874 annually for a home at that price. Add the 8.25% combined sales tax on everyday purchases, and a meaningful share of earnings goes toward housing and consumption taxes. How far a paycheck stretches here depends on whether a household owns or rents, but the property levy and sales tax both draw steadily on income throughout the year.