Indiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Clinton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Clinton County pays $980 a year, an effective rate of 0.60%, far below the U.S. average.
- $980
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.60%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -51%
- vs U.S. average
- #68 of 92
- rank in IN
The verdict
Homeowners in Clinton County pay a median $980 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.60%, more affordable than 71% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $980
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.60%
- Effective rate on median home
- #895 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -51%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($164,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Indiana. Population: 32,944. Owner-occupied homes: 9,271.
The median annual property tax in Clinton County is $980, which is 39% lower than the Indiana state average and 51% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.60% on a median home value of $164,100. Property taxes represent 1.5% of the median household income in this county.
Clinton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Clinton County's 0.60% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 71%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Clinton County pay a median annual property tax of $980, far below the national median and well below the Indiana state median. On a $164,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.60% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Clinton County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $65,019 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Indiana counties by effective rate
Clinton County ranks #68 of 92 counties in Indiana by effective rate (26% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Clinton County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Clinton County's effective rate fell 17.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 37.9%, leaving the median bill 14.5% higher at $980. That rate move is larger than the one in 73% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $856 to $980, a gain of 14%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 3,579 of 9,271 owner-occupied homes (38.6%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 1.5% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Clinton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Clinton County homeowners, 3,579 of 9,271 owner-occupied homes (38.6%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 38.6% (3,579)
- $800 to $1,499 30.4% (2,818)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.1% (1,029)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.2% (855)
- $3,000 or more 7.5% (694)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
296 homes here (3.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Indiana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Clinton County pay about the same bill, within a 6% gap either way.
Clinton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Clinton County's effective rate is higher than 26% of the 92 counties in Indiana - ranking #68 of 92.
Where Clinton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.60% Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Indiana on both measures
Clinton County's effective rate runs 19% under the Indiana median and its bill 39% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $980 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Indiana norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Clinton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Clinton County | Indiana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.5% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Clinton County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Indiana counties.
Clinton County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $980 +0.1% | 0.60% |
| 2023 | $979 +0.6% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | $973 +7.8% | 0.69% |
| 2021 | $903 +5.5% | 0.71% |
| 2020 | $856 | 0.72% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Clinton County: tax takes only 1.5% of income
Counties near Clinton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Clinton County sits nearest Lewis County (ID), Pickens County (GA), Dawson County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Washington County (IL), Grant Parish (LA), Red River County (TX).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Clinton County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 330 of 15,540 returns from Clinton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,403 - 39% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Clinton County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Clinton County?
- Clinton County, Indiana scores A- (80/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-66). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Clinton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Clinton County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.60% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Clinton County, Indiana?
- The median annual property tax in Clinton County is $980, an effective rate of 0.60% on a $164,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Clinton County?
- Property taxes in Clinton County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $65,019 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Clinton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Clinton County climbed 14.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $856 to $980, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Clinton County's QUIET rate
Clinton County's $980 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.5% of Clinton County's $65,019 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Clinton County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.60%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $980/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Clinton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Clinton County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Union County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Clinton County at $980/yr; rate 0.58% vs Clinton County 0.60%.
Briscoe County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $981/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.09% vs Clinton County 0.60%.
Graham County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $979/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Clinton County 0.60%.
Hooker County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $979/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.04% vs Clinton County 0.60%.
Indiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Indiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Clinton County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Clinton County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.