Los Angeles, CA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 90079 sits within Los Angeles, where the county-level property tax rate comes to 0.68%. That rate is low by California standards, which tends to favor owners of higher-value homes, though the area itself spans a wide economic range rather than fitting neatly into one bracket. Sales tax in this ZIP reaches 9.75%, a combined rate that adds noticeably to everyday purchases. Together, these two figures shape a mixed picture: property taxes stay contained for those who own, while the sales tax takes a steady cut from spending, a pattern that weighs more heavily on households with tighter incomes.