ZIP Code 98055

ZIP code 98055, near Seattle, sits in solidly middle-to-upper-income territory, with a median household income of $97,224 and per-capita income of $48,955. Homes here carry a median value of $602,800, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.83% applies to that valuation. Shoppers and diners pay a combined sales tax of 10.50%, among the higher rates in the region. Together these figures place the area above working-class levels but short of Seattle's most affluent enclaves, and the tax structure leans more heavily on consumption than on property ownership.