ZIP Code 91917

In ZIP code 91917, near San Diego, the median home value of $564,500 stands far above what per-capita income of $27,105 could readily support. The county's effective property tax rate of 0.68% works out to roughly $3,839 a year on a home at that median value — a substantial sum against an income near $27,000. Combined with a 7.75% sales tax rate, housing costs here demand a large share of earnings, and buyers earning at this level would find the gap between income and home prices the central challenge.