ZIP Code 97520

In ZIP code 97520, near Medford, households earn a median of $67,948, or $48,618 per person, while the median home is valued at $580,400. That gap between income and home prices shapes daily finances more than taxes do. County property taxes run at an effective rate of 0.74%, adding roughly $4,295 a year on a median-valued home. Sales tax, however, is 0.00%, so purchases carry no added state or local tax at checkout. For a household here, housing costs dominate, and the absence of sales tax offsets some of that pressure on everyday spending.