Indiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
LaGrange County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in LaGrange County pays $1,403 a year, an effective rate of 0.55%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,403
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.55%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -30%
- vs U.S. average
- #76 of 92
- rank in IN
The verdict
Homeowners in LaGrange County pay a median $1,403 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.55%, more affordable than 78% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,403
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.55%
- Effective rate on median home
- #694 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -30%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($255,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Indiana. Population: 40,805. Owner-occupied homes: 10,707.
The median annual property tax in LaGrange County is $1,403, which is 13% lower than the Indiana state average and 30% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.55% on a median home value of $255,900. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
LaGrange County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
LaGrange County's 0.55% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 78%).
Decision signal 2
High among Indiana counties by effective rate
LaGrange County ranks #76 of 92 counties in Indiana by effective rate (17% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in LaGrange County pay a median annual property tax of $1,403, well below the national median and notably lower than the Indiana state median. On a $255,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.55% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in LaGrange County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $84,487 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in LaGrange 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.
The rate held while the market moved
LaGrange County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 4.1% down, against a median home value that rose 31.5%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 26.2%, from $1,112 to $1,403.
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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 26% from $1,112 to $1,403. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,811 of 10,707 owner-occupied homes (26.3%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.7% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 LaGrange County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of LaGrange County homeowners, 2,811 of 10,707 owner-occupied homes (26.3%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 26.3% (2,811)
- $800 to $1,499 25.8% (2,761)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.1% (1,295)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.6% (1,885)
- $3,000 or more 15.7% (1,679)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
276 homes here (2.6%) 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 LaGrange County pay about the same bill, a 9% gap.
LaGrange County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
LaGrange County's effective rate is higher than 17% of the 92 counties in Indiana - ranking #76 of 92.
Where LaGrange County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.55% Among the most affordable more affordable than 78% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in LaGrange County moved from $1,112 in the 2020 release to $1,403 in 2024, a change of about 26%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
LaGrange County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | LaGrange County | Indiana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
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.
LaGrange County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Indiana counties.
LaGrange County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,403 +3.8% | 0.55% |
| 2023 | $1,352 +7.1% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | $1,262 +8.2% | 0.55% |
| 2021 | $1,166 +4.9% | 0.56% |
| 2020 | $1,112 | 0.57% |
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.
LaGrange County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near LaGrange County's effective rate
On effective rate, LaGrange County sits nearest Lafayette County (FL), Bradford County (FL), Douglas County (CO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Tuolumne County (CA), Frederick County (VA), Champaign County (OH).
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
LaGrange County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 540 of 18,270 returns from LaGrange County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,763 - 31% 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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LaGrange County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for LaGrange County?
- LaGrange County, Indiana scores B (71/100) 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 income room at B+ (1.7%). 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.
- What is the average property tax in LaGrange County, Indiana?
- The median annual property tax in LaGrange County is $1,403, an effective rate of 0.55% on a $255,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does LaGrange County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in LaGrange County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.55% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in LaGrange County?
- Property taxes in LaGrange County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $84,487 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in LaGrange County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for LaGrange County jumped 26.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,112 to $1,403, 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 LaGrange County's QUIET rate
LaGrange County's $1,403 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 1.7% of LaGrange County's $84,487 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for LaGrange 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: 0.55%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,403/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with LaGrange County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for LaGrange County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Habersham County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with LaGrange County at $1,403/yr; rate 0.59% vs LaGrange County 0.55%.
Hinds County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with LaGrange County at $1,403/yr; rate 0.88% vs LaGrange County 0.55%.
Jefferson County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,402/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.00% vs LaGrange County 0.55%.
Keya Paha County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,404/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.29% vs LaGrange County 0.55%.
Indiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Indiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
LaGrange 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 LaGrange County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.