ZIP Code 92009

In ZIP code 92009, near San Diego, homes carry a median value of $1,368,100 while households earn a median of $164,182 and per-capita income reaches $80,506. San Diego County's 0.68% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $9,300 a year on that median home — a sizable sum, though the high earnings base helps absorb it. Sales taxes add 7.75% at the register. The gap between income and home prices is the real squeeze here: even strong salaries take years to match a seven-figure median value.