ZIP Code 97303

ZIP code 97303, serving part of the Salem area, sits in middle-income territory: a median household income of $84,871 and per-capita income of $38,507 place it above many Oregon communities without reaching affluent levels. Homes here carry a median value of $433,900, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.84% translates into a comparatively contained annual bill on that value. With no combined sales tax charged at all, everyday purchases cost less than in most states. Together, these figures describe a solidly middle-class pocket where housing wealth and take-home pay are balanced by a genuinely mild tax load.