ZIP Code 98817

In ZIP code 98817, near Wenatchee, per-capita income stands at $33,285, while the county-level effective property tax rate is 0.71%. That rate applies to assessed home value, so a $400,000 house would carry roughly $2,840 in annual property taxes — a figure that eats into earnings more noticeably at this income level than in wealthier areas. Combined sales tax reaches 8.50%, adding to everyday costs. Together, the property levy and sales tax shape what households can set aside toward a mortgage, making homeownership here a calculation driven as much by wages as by listing prices.