Indiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Vermillion County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Vermillion County pays $781 a year, an effective rate of 0.69%, far below the U.S. average.
- $781
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.69%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -61%
- vs U.S. average
- #37 of 92
- rank in IN
The verdict
Homeowners in Vermillion County pay a median $781 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.69%, more affordable than 61% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $781
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.69%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1228 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -61%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($113,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Indiana. Population: 15,421. Owner-occupied homes: 4,960.
The median annual property tax in Vermillion County is $781, which is 52% lower than the Indiana state average and 61% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.69% on a median home value of $113,100. Property taxes represent 1.3% of the median household income in this county.
Why Vermillion County's ACS bill runs light vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Vermillion County pay a median annual property tax of $781, far below the national median and far below the Indiana state median. On a $113,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.69% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Vermillion County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $60,200 median household income.
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Vermillion County's 0.69% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 61%).
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Indiana counties by effective rate
Vermillion County ranks #37 of 92 counties in Indiana by effective rate (60% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Vermillion 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
Vermillion County's effective rate fell 14.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 34.8%, leaving the median bill 15.4% higher at $781. That rate move is larger than the one in 61% 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 $677 to $781, a gain of 15%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,440 of 4,960 owner-occupied homes (49.2%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 1.3% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Vermillion County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Vermillion County homeowners, 2,440 of 4,960 owner-occupied homes (49.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 49.2% (2,440)
- $800 to $1,499 17.6% (875)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.4% (615)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.4% (465)
- $3,000 or more 7.0% (348)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
217 homes here (4.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Indiana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Vermillion County, mortgaged homeowners pay 22% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Vermillion County's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Vermillion County's LIGHT ACS 2024 figure.
Vermillion County's median bill is 52% below the Indiana median and 61% below the U.S. median.
Same rate as Indiana, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 7% of the Indiana median, yet the median bill runs 52% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $781 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Vermillion County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Vermillion County | Indiana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.3% | - | - |
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.
Vermillion County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Indiana counties.
Vermillion County bill trail · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $781 -1.0% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | $789 +1.3% | 0.72% |
| 2022 | $779 +8.3% | 0.78% |
| 2021 | $719 +6.2% | 0.81% |
| 2020 | $677 | 0.81% |
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.
Vermillion County: tax takes only 1.3% of income
Counties near Vermillion County's median bill
On effective rate, Vermillion County sits nearest Gordon County (GA), Cherokee County (GA), Indian River County (FL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Edgecombe County (NC), Cook County (MN), Wasco County (OR).
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
Vermillion County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 100 of 7,410 returns from Vermillion County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,750 - 40% 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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Vermillion County bill FAQs
- How does Vermillion County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Vermillion County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.69% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Vermillion County?
- Property taxes in Vermillion County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $60,200 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Vermillion County?
- Vermillion County, Indiana scores B+ (79/100) 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 housing pressure at A+ (1.88×). 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 Vermillion County, Indiana?
- The median annual property tax in Vermillion County is $781, an effective rate of 0.69% on a $113,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Vermillion County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Vermillion County climbed 15.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $677 to $781, 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 Vermillion County's LIGHT bill
Vermillion County's $781 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 1.3% of Vermillion County's $60,200 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Vermillion County's LIGHT median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.69%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $781/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Vermillion County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Vermillion County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Abbeville County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $782/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.44% vs Vermillion County 0.69%.
Conejos County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $780/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.40% vs Vermillion County 0.69%.
Morgan County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $780/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.66% vs Vermillion County 0.69%.
Hickman County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $779/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.67% vs Vermillion County 0.69%.
Bertie County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Vermillion County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (0.79% vs 0.69%).
Indiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Indiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Vermillion 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 Vermillion County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.