Indiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Steuben County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Steuben County pays $1,242 a year, an effective rate of 0.57%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,242
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.57%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -38%
- vs U.S. average
- #73 of 92
- rank in IN
The verdict
Homeowners in Steuben County pay a median $1,242 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.57%, more affordable than 75% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,242
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.57%
- Effective rate on median home
- #782 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -38%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($216,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Indiana. Population: 34,726. Owner-occupied homes: 11,172.
The median annual property tax in Steuben County is $1,242, which is 23% lower than the Indiana state average and 38% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.57% on a median home value of $216,200. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Steuben County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Steuben County's 0.57% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 75%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Steuben County pay a median annual property tax of $1,242, well below the national median and notably lower than the Indiana state median. On a $216,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.57% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Indiana counties by effective rate
Steuben County ranks #73 of 92 counties in Indiana by effective rate (21% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Steuben County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $74,911 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Steuben 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 10.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 60% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 40.1%, the median bill rose 26.0% to $1,242: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $986 to $1,242. 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: 3,326 of 11,172 owner-occupied homes (29.8%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 1.7% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 Steuben County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Steuben County homeowners, 3,326 of 11,172 owner-occupied homes (29.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 29.8% (3,326)
- $800 to $1,499 28.1% (3,135)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.6% (1,520)
- $2,000 to $2,999 11.0% (1,233)
- $3,000 or more 14.4% (1,613)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
345 homes here (3.1%) 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 Steuben County pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Steuben County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Steuben County's effective rate is higher than 21% of the 92 counties in Indiana - ranking #73 of 92.
Where Steuben County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.57% Among the most affordable more affordable than 75% 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 Steuben County moved from $986 in the 2020 release to $1,242 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.
Steuben County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Steuben 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.
Steuben County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Indiana counties.
Steuben County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,242 +4.5% | 0.57% |
| 2023 | $1,188 +5.7% | 0.58% |
| 2022 | $1,124 +10.1% | 0.60% |
| 2021 | $1,021 +3.5% | 0.63% |
| 2020 | $986 | 0.64% |
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.
Steuben County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Steuben County's effective rate
On effective rate, Steuben County sits nearest Glynn County (GA), Dade County (GA), Santa Rosa County (FL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Calaveras County (CA), Iron County (UT), Audrain County (MO).
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
Steuben County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 700 of 16,910 returns from Steuben County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,910 - 34% 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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Steuben County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Steuben County?
- Steuben County, Indiana scores B (73/100) 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- (+$54). 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 Steuben County, Indiana?
- The median annual property tax in Steuben County is $1,242, an effective rate of 0.57% on a $216,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Steuben County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Steuben County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.57% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Steuben County?
- Property taxes in Steuben County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $74,911 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Steuben County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Steuben County jumped 26.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $986 to $1,242, 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 Steuben County's QUIET rate
Steuben County's $1,242 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 Steuben County's $74,911 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Steuben 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: 0.57%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,242/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Steuben County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Steuben County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Kingfisher County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Steuben County at $1,242/yr; rate 0.58% vs Steuben County 0.57%.
Panola County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Steuben County at $1,242/yr; rate 0.79% vs Steuben County 0.57%.
Atchison County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,241/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.16% vs Steuben County 0.57%.
Carter County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,244/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.74% vs Steuben County 0.57%.
Indiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Indiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Steuben 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 Steuben County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.