Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Sullivan County is $692.00 per year, based on a median home value of $77,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.90% of property value.

Sullivan County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the ninety-two counties in Indiana, Sullivan County is ranked 81st by median property taxes, and 26th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Sullivan County collects a median of 0.90% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Indiana. This is partially because the median property value in Sullivan County is $46,100.00 lower than the Indiana median property value of $123,100.00.

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81st out of 92 By median yearly property tax

26th out of 92 By percentage of median home value

76th out of 92 By percentage of median income

You can see how Sullivan 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 Sullivan County are the responsibility of the Sullivan County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Sullivan, Indiana.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Sullivan County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Sullivan County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Sullivan County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Sullivan 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 Sullivan County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).