ZIP Code 79021

In ZIP code 79021, which covers Plainview, households earn a median of $51,094, while per-person income reaches $29,476. Property taxes in the surrounding county run at an effective rate of 1.31% of a home's value, so the owner of a $150,000 house would owe roughly $1,965 a year. That figure eats into earnings more noticeably at this income level than in wealthier areas. Sales taxes add 6.25% to most purchases. Buyers weighing a move here should compare their expected mortgage payment against both the property tax bill and what local wages actually support.