ZIP Code 81125

In ZIP code 81125, near Alamosa, homes carry a median value of $148,700 while the county's effective property tax rate sits at 0.33%. That works out to roughly $491 a year in property taxes on a median-valued home, a figure shaped as much by the low rate as by the home prices themselves. Households here earn a median of $56,250, with per-capita income at $31,079. Combined with a 2.90% sales tax rate, the overall picture is one where housing costs and taxes take up a smaller share of earnings than in many places.