Austin, TX — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 78739, in the Austin area, ranks among the wealthier parts of the region, with a median household income of $238,559 and per-capita income of $90,618. Homes here carry a median value of $808,600, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.48% translates into a substantial annual bill on that valuation. Add the combined 8.25% sales tax rate, and the overall tax load reflects both high property values and everyday purchase costs. This is an affluent pocket of Austin, where earning power and housing prices sit well above national norms, and the taxes tied to that prosperity follow accordingly.
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