ZIP Code 96148 — Tahoe Vista, California

The median home in 96148 is valued at $661,500 against a median household income of $96,786, a price-to-income ratio of 6.8. That is in line with the 6.7 median across the 1,558 California ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within Placer County, 96148 ranks 21 of 27 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 5.9.

96148 ranks 618 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 670 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is below the $105,789 Placer County median. 92% of households own their home, above the 64% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 2.4%, far below the 10.8% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state.

With 300 residents per square mile across 2.1 square miles of land, 96148 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 985 of 1,558). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.