Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Porter County is $1,626.00 per year, based on a median home value of $164,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.99% of property value.

Porter County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the ninety-two counties in Indiana, Porter County is ranked 5th by median property taxes, and 10th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Porter County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Porter County is $164,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $123,100.00

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5th out of 92 By median yearly property tax

10th out of 92 By percentage of median home value

5th out of 92 By percentage of median income

You can see how Porter County (highlighted in green) compares to the ninety-two other counties in Indiana with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Indiana, see our Indiana county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Indiana counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Porter County are the responsibility of the Porter County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Valparaiso, Indiana.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Porter County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Porter County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Porter County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Porter County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Porter County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).