Indiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
LaPorte County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in LaPorte County pays $1,503 a year, an effective rate of 0.77%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,503
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.77%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -25%
- vs U.S. average
- #20 of 92
- rank in IN
The verdict
Homeowners in LaPorte County pay a median $1,503 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.77%, more affordable than 53% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,503
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.77%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1476 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($195,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Indiana. Population: 111,917. Owner-occupied homes: 32,614.
The median annual property tax in LaPorte County is $1,503, which is 7% lower than the Indiana state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.77% on a median home value of $195,500. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
LaPorte County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
LaPorte County's 0.77% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 53%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Indiana counties by effective rate
LaPorte County ranks #20 of 92 counties in Indiana by effective rate (78% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in LaPorte County pay a median annual property tax of $1,503, well below the national median and modestly below the Indiana state median. On a $195,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.77% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in LaPorte County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $71,055 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in LaPorte 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
LaPorte County's effective rate fell 13.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 39.7%, leaving the median bill 21.6% higher at $1,503. That rate move is larger than the one in 54% 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 $1,236 to $1,503, a gain of 22%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 10,261 of 32,614 owner-occupied homes (31.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 2.1% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
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 LaPorte County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of LaPorte County homeowners, 10,261 of 32,614 owner-occupied homes (31.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.5% (5,702)
- $800 to $1,499 31.5% (10,261)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.3% (5,636)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.3% (4,980)
- $3,000 or more 16.6% (5,408)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
627 homes here (1.9%) 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 LaPorte County pay about the same bill, a 2% gap.
LaPorte County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
LaPorte County's effective rate is higher than 78% of the 92 counties in Indiana - ranking #20 of 92.
Where LaPorte County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.77% more affordable than 53% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Close to the Indiana median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the Indiana medians here, which makes LaPorte County a reasonable stand-in for the state when comparing against counties elsewhere. It also means the county-level figure adds little beyond the state figure for this particular comparison; the $1,503 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
LaPorte County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | LaPorte County | Indiana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
LaPorte County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Indiana counties.
LaPorte County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,503 +4.7% | 0.77% |
| 2023 | $1,435 +4.0% | 0.79% |
| 2022 | $1,380 +7.0% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | $1,290 +4.4% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | $1,236 | 0.88% |
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.
LaPorte County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near LaPorte County's effective rate
On effective rate, LaPorte County sits nearest Volusia County (FL), Martin County (FL), Yolo County (CA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Ascension Parish (LA), Floyd County (VA), Johnson County (TN).
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
LaPorte County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,660 of 52,070 returns from LaPorte County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,493 - 36% 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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LaPorte County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in LaPorte County, Indiana?
- The median annual property tax in LaPorte County is $1,503, an effective rate of 0.77% on a $195,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for LaPorte County?
- LaPorte County, Indiana scores C+ (61/100) 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 (+$31). 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 LaPorte County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in LaPorte County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.77% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in LaPorte County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for LaPorte County jumped 21.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,236 to $1,503, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in LaPorte County?
- Property taxes in LaPorte County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $71,055 median household income.
What to do with LaPorte County's UNDER rate
LaPorte County's $1,503 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 →
LaPorte County ranks #20 of 92 Indiana counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Indiana overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for LaPorte County's UNDER 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: 0.77%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,503/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with LaPorte County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for LaPorte County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Clarion County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with LaPorte County at $1,503/yr; rate 0.97% vs LaPorte County 0.77%.
Onslow County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,502/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.64% vs LaPorte County 0.77%.
Sumter County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,502/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.25% vs LaPorte County 0.77%.
Cherry County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,505/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.99% vs LaPorte County 0.77%.
Indiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Indiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
LaPorte County stamps UNDER · MID - 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 LaPorte County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.