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Indiana— Property Tax & Closing Costs

Indiana property tax by county

Property tax rates, median home values, and closing cost estimates for all 92 counties in Indiana. The average effective rate across the state is 0.66%, ranking Indiana 33 of 51 (below-average property taxes). Data is sourced from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

Average rate

0.66%

across 92 counties

National rank

#33

of 51states & DC

Median home value

$179,200

county median in state

Rate range

0.41%0.92%

Clay CountyLake County

Lowest property tax rates in Indiana

The five Indiana counties with the lowest effective property tax rates, useful for buyers comparing total cost of ownership across the state.

CountyRate
Clay County0.41%
Brown County0.44%
Switzerland County0.45%
Pulaski County0.45%
Jasper County0.46%

Highest property tax rates in Indiana

The five Indianacounties with the highest effective property tax rates. High rates often reflect strong school district funding or municipal services rather than weakness — but they materially change a buyer's monthly carrying cost.

CountyRate
Lake County0.92%
Marion County0.91%
Vigo County0.88%
Hamilton County0.88%
St. Joseph County0.86%

All 92 counties in Indiana

Effective property tax rate, median home value, and median annual taxes paid for every county in Indiana. Click a county to open its full property tax calculator and closing cost breakdown.

CountyRate
Adams County0.77%
Allen County0.79%
Bartholomew County0.75%
Benton County0.77%
Blackford County0.81%
Boone County0.78%
Brown County0.44%
Carroll County0.56%
Cass County0.68%
Clark County0.77%
Clay County0.41%
Clinton County0.60%
Crawford County0.75%
Daviess County0.69%
Dearborn County0.73%
Decatur County0.62%
DeKalb County0.62%
Delaware County0.74%
Dubois County0.66%
Elkhart County0.82%
Fayette County0.73%
Floyd County0.69%
Fountain County0.59%
Franklin County0.59%
Fulton County0.54%
Gibson County0.72%
Grant County0.72%
Greene County0.58%
Hamilton County0.88%
Hancock County0.66%
Harrison County0.53%
Hendricks County0.81%
Henry County0.73%
Howard County0.72%
Huntington County0.71%
Jackson County0.49%
Jasper County0.46%
Jay County0.60%
Jefferson County0.64%
Jennings County0.60%
Johnson County0.71%
Knox County0.68%
Kosciusko County0.60%
LaGrange County0.55%
Lake County0.92%
LaPorte County0.77%
Lawrence County0.60%
Madison County0.74%
Marion County0.91%
Marshall County0.66%
Martin County0.54%
Miami County0.60%
Monroe County0.71%
Montgomery County0.65%
Morgan County0.49%
Newton County0.77%
Noble County0.67%
Ohio County0.61%
Orange County0.58%
Owen County0.66%
Parke County0.49%
Perry County0.68%
Pike County0.78%
Porter County0.83%
Posey County0.62%
Pulaski County0.45%
Putnam County0.48%
Randolph County0.79%
Ripley County0.56%
Rush County0.65%
Scott County0.65%
Shelby County0.66%
Spencer County0.62%
St. Joseph County0.86%
Starke County0.61%
Steuben County0.57%
Sullivan County0.61%
Switzerland County0.45%
Tippecanoe County0.62%
Tipton County0.65%
Union County0.64%
Vanderburgh County0.80%
Vermillion County0.69%
Vigo County0.88%
Wabash County0.52%
Warren County0.50%
Warrick County0.67%
Washington County0.63%
Wayne County0.81%
Wells County0.54%
White County0.54%
Whitley County0.70%

Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates, tables B25077 (median home value) and B25103 (median real estate taxes paid). Effective rate is computed as median taxes paid divided by median home value at the county level and represents the typical owner-occupied home — actual bills vary by purchase price, exemptions, and special assessments.