ZIP Code 77563

ZIP code 77563, near Galveston, sits in middle-income territory. Households here earn a median of $75,806, while per-capita income reaches $39,750, and homes are valued at a median of $220,700. Property taxes run at a county-level effective rate of 1.41%, so a home at that median value generates an annual bill of roughly $3,100. Sales tax comes to 6.25% on purchases. Together these figures describe a community where earnings are steady but not high, housing costs stay below what buyers would face closer to the coast, and the tax load leans on property owners more than shoppers.