Seattle, WA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 98011, near Seattle, sits firmly in affluent territory, with a median household income of $131,667 and per-capita income of $70,138. Homes here carry a median value of $933,000, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.83% means owners pay a substantial dollar amount given those valuations. Sales tax runs 6.50% on purchases. Together these figures describe a high-earning area where housing wealth is considerable and the tax obligations tied to property ownership are meaningful, even though the rate itself is comparatively contained.
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