Cave Junction — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 97531, centered on Cave Junction, sits in working-class territory: a median household income of $28,686 and per-capita income of $25,270 fall well below state and national norms. Homes here carry a median value of $241,000, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.52% translates into a comparatively contained annual bill. With no combined sales tax charged at all, everyday purchases escape that added cost entirely. The result is an area where earnings are limited but the tax structure asks comparatively little, both on property and at the register.