ZIP Code 86444

In ZIP code 86444, near Lake Havasu City, households earn a median of $26,678, while per-capita income reaches $24,007. Homes here carry a median value of $76,000, and the county-level effective property tax rate sits at 0.44%. Combined with a 5.60% sales tax rate, those two levies shape what a household actually keeps. Housing costs stay low enough that property taxes take only a sliver of income, though the sales tax applies to everyday purchases. With income well below national medians, everyday affordability depends heavily on how much gets spent locally versus saved.