ZIP Code 93306

In ZIP code 93306, which takes in part of Bakersfield, households earn a median of $69,805, while per-capita income sits at $29,335 — a gap that hints at several earners per home in many cases. Buying here means grappling with a median home value of $320,600, and the county's 0.88% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $2,820 a year on such a house. Add an 8.25% combined sales tax on everyday purchases, and a paycheck stretches only so far, making both housing costs and daily spending key lines in any local household budget.