La Joya, NM — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 87831, near La Joya, sits on the lower rungs of the income ladder, with a median household income of just $12,397 and per-capita income of $14,461. Home values tell a different story: a median of $160,900, far outpacing what those earnings might imply. County property taxes run at an effective 0.61%, while the combined sales tax rate reaches 4.88%. That mix of depressed earnings, elevated housing values, and a sales tax near five percent leaves households here stretching each dollar further than most.