Indiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Monroe County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Monroe County pays $2,036 a year, an effective rate of 0.71%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $2,036
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.71%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +2%
- vs U.S. average
- #33 of 92
- rank in IN
The verdict
Homeowners in Monroe County pay a median $2,036 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.71%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,036
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.71%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1302 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +2%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($285,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Indiana. Population: 140,965. Owner-occupied homes: 31,967.
The median annual property tax in Monroe County is $2,036, which is 26% higher than the Indiana state average and 2% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.71% on a median home value of $285,200. Property taxes represent 3.1% of the median household income in this county.
Monroe County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Monroe County's 0.71% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits above the Indiana median
Homeowners in Monroe County pay a median annual property tax of $2,036, roughly in line with the national median and well above the Indiana state median. On a $285,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.71% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Indiana counties by effective rate
Monroe County ranks #33 of 92 counties in Indiana by effective rate (64% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Monroe County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $65,868 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Monroe 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
Monroe County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 3.7% down, against a median home value that rose 50.2%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 44.6%, from $1,408 to $2,036.
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 45% from $1,408 to $2,036. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 9,003 of 31,967 owner-occupied homes (28.2%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 3.1% 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 Monroe County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Monroe County homeowners, 9,003 of 31,967 owner-occupied homes (28.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 14.1% (4,509)
- $800 to $1,499 21.4% (6,836)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.4% (3,963)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.3% (6,797)
- $3,000 or more 28.2% (9,003)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
859 homes here (2.7%) 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 Monroe County pay about the same bill, within a 5% gap either way.
Monroe County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Monroe County's effective rate is higher than 64% of the 92 counties in Indiana - ranking #33 of 92.
Where Monroe County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.71% more affordable than 58% 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 Monroe County moved from $1,408 in the 2020 release to $2,036 in 2024, a change of about 45%. 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.
Monroe County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Monroe County | Indiana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.1% | - | - |
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.
Monroe County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Indiana counties.
Monroe County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,036 +10.8% | 0.71% |
| 2023 | $1,837 +13.3% | 0.70% |
| 2022 | $1,621 +11.0% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | $1,461 +3.8% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $1,408 | 0.74% |
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.
Monroe County: tax-to-income at 3.1%
Counties near Monroe County's effective rate
On effective rate, Monroe County sits nearest Treutlen County (GA), Rockdale County (GA), Morgan County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Pulaski County (IL), Hall County (GA), Evans County (GA).
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
Monroe County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 2,960 of 58,190 returns from Monroe County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,867 - 39% of those reporters sat in the $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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Monroe County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Monroe County, Indiana?
- The median annual property tax in Monroe County is $2,036, an effective rate of 0.71% on a $285,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Monroe County?
- Monroe County, Indiana scores C- (50/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-114). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Monroe County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Monroe County jumped 44.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,408 to $2,036, 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.
- How does Monroe County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Monroe County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.71% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Monroe County?
- Property taxes in Monroe County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $65,868 median household income.
What to do with Monroe County's UNDER rate
Inside Indiana, Monroe County's $2,036 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Indiana overview →
Monroe County ranks #33 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 Monroe 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: 0.71%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,036/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Monroe County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Monroe County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Bowie County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,037/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.18% vs Monroe County 0.71%.
Chippewa County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,038/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.26% vs Monroe County 0.71%.
St. Louis city, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,033/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.03% vs Monroe County 0.71%.
Lavaca County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,041/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.89% vs Monroe County 0.71%.
Indiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Indiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Monroe 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 Monroe County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.