ZIP Code 81027

ZIP code 81027, centered on Aguilar, sits in working-class territory: median household income of $46,458 and per-capita income of $25,254 trail state and national averages, while a median home value of $56,300 points to a housing stock that stays within reach of earners here. Property taxes run at an effective 0.23% of value at the county level, among the lowest rates anywhere, so a home at that median would draw only about $129 a year. Sales tax combines to 2.90%, keeping purchase costs down as well. Incomes are limited, but so is the tax bite.