ZIP Code 98922

In ZIP code 98922, near Cle Elum, households bring in a median of $73,603 a year, while per-capita income reaches $54,117. With home values averaging $647,600, property taxes run at a county rate of 0.71%, and purchases carry an 8.50% combined sales tax. That spread between earnings and housing costs shapes day-to-day finances here: a mortgage on a half-million-dollar-plus home takes a sizable share of a median paycheck, leaving less slack for everything else. The sales tax adds to routine spending on top of that.