ZIP Code 84533

Housing costs in the Alton area’s 84533 ZIP code have to be weighed against an unusually thin income base: per-capita earnings here sit at just $14,229. A county-level effective property tax rate of 0.80% means the owner of a $200,000 home would owe roughly $1,600 a year, which is a substantial share of income at that earnings level. Combined with a 7.35% sales tax, everyday purchases also take a bite. Together these figures suggest that both buying and owning a home around Alton demand careful budgeting, since wages and carrying costs are tightly matched.