ZIP Code 79603

ZIP code 79603, part of Abilene, sits in working-class to middle-income territory. A median household income of $53,513 and per-capita income of $25,590 trail statewide averages, while homes here carry a median value of $120,900. Property taxes run at an effective rate of 1.37% at the county level, so owning a home at that median value means a meaningful annual bill. Add an 8.25% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax load takes a noticeable share of earnings in a ZIP where paychecks are already stretched thinner than in wealthier parts of Texas.