ZIP Code 79843

In ZIP 79843, which covers Marfa, households earn a median of $45,263, while per-capita income reaches $35,364 — a range that places the area in working- to middle-income territory rather than among affluent communities. Home values are high by comparison, with a median of $289,300, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.24% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year. A combined sales tax rate of 6.25% applies to purchases. Together, these figures describe a place where incomes trail home prices, making property taxes a real weight on local owners.