Indiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Tipton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Tipton County pays $1,139 a year, an effective rate of 0.65%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,139
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.65%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -43%
- vs U.S. average
- #51 of 92
- rank in IN
The verdict
Homeowners in Tipton County pay a median $1,139 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.65%, more affordable than 66% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,139
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.65%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1074 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -43%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($174,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Indiana. Population: 15,346. Owner-occupied homes: 5,099.
The median annual property tax in Tipton County is $1,139, which is 29% lower than the Indiana state average and 43% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.65% on a median home value of $174,600. Property taxes represent 1.5% of the median household income in this county.
Tipton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Tipton County's 0.65% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 66%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Tipton County pay a median annual property tax of $1,139, well below the national median and well below the Indiana state median. On a $174,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.65% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Tipton County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $76,156 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Indiana counties by effective rate
Tipton County ranks #51 of 92 counties in Indiana by effective rate (45% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Tipton 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 11.4% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 54% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 40.9%, the median bill rose 24.9% to $1,139: 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $912 to $1,139, a gain of 25%. 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 1,760 of 5,099 owner-occupied homes (34.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 1.5% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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 Tipton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Tipton County homeowners, 1,760 of 5,099 owner-occupied homes (34.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 29.8% (1,518)
- $800 to $1,499 34.5% (1,760)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.1% (669)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.7% (649)
- $3,000 or more 7.0% (355)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
148 homes here (2.9%) 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 Tipton County pay about the same bill, a 7% gap.
Tipton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Tipton County's effective rate is higher than 45% of the 92 counties in Indiana - ranking #51 of 92.
Where Tipton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.65% Among the most affordable more affordable than 66% 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 Tipton County moved from $912 in the 2020 release to $1,139 in 2024, a change of about 25%. 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.
Tipton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Tipton 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 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.
Tipton County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Indiana counties.
Tipton County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,139 +6.5% | 0.65% |
| 2023 | $1,069 +7.3% | 0.64% |
| 2022 | $996 +4.3% | 0.66% |
| 2021 | $955 +4.7% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $912 | 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.
Tipton County: tax takes only 1.5% of income
Counties near Tipton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Tipton County sits nearest White County (GA), Lumpkin County (GA), Catoosa County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Calcasieu Parish (LA), Chatham County (NC), Santa Cruz County (CA).
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
Tipton County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 270 of 7,670 returns from Tipton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,278 - 41% 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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Tipton County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Tipton County?
- Tipton County, Indiana scores B+ (75/100) 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 A- (1.5%). 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 Tipton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Tipton County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.65% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Tipton County, Indiana?
- The median annual property tax in Tipton County is $1,139, an effective rate of 0.65% on a $174,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Tipton County?
- Property taxes in Tipton County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $76,156 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Tipton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Tipton County jumped 24.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $912 to $1,139, 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 Tipton County's QUIET rate
Tipton County's $1,139 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 Tipton County's $76,156 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Tipton 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: 0.65%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,139/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Tipton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Tipton County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Tipton County at $1,139/yr; rate 0.51% vs Tipton County 0.65%.
Trimble County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Tipton County at $1,139/yr; rate 0.66% vs Tipton County 0.65%.
Caswell County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,140/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Tipton County 0.65%.
Fayette County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,140/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.33% vs Tipton County 0.65%.
Haskell County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Tipton County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (1.16% vs 0.65%).
Indiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Indiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Tipton 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 Tipton County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.