ZIP Code 86544

In ZIP code 86544, near Alpine, households earn a median of $23,068, while per-capita income stands at $14,878. Homes here are valued at a median of $47,000, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.90% works out to roughly $423 a year on such a home. Sales taxes combine to 6.10% on purchases. With incomes well below the national midpoint and home values that keep property taxes low in dollar terms, the cost picture leans on everyday spending: the sales tax applies to goods bought locally, so a larger share of a limited budget goes toward consumption taxes than toward housing.