ZIP Code 87801

In ZIP code 87801, near La Joya, homes carry a median value of $165,400, and the county's 0.61 percent effective property tax rate works out to roughly $1,009 a year on such a home. Median household income sits at $46,525, so that tax equals about 2.2 percent of a household's annual earnings — a figure shaped as much by the area's lower home values as by the rate itself. Per-capita income reaches $23,147, and a combined sales tax of 4.88 percent adds to everyday costs, trimming what households can set aside.