Altair, TX — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
Altair-area residents in ZIP 78935 earn $48,248 per person, a middle-income figure that pairs with a median home value of $216,700. Property taxes run at a 1.05% effective rate at the county level, so an owner of a home at that median value would owe roughly $2,275 annually. Sales tax comes to 6.25% on purchases, meaning everyday spending carries a steady but not steep cost. Together these figures point to a working- to middle-income community where housing costs stay within reach and the tax load is spread across property and consumption rather than concentrated in either one.