Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Switzerland County is $582.00 per year, based on a median home value of $119,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.49% of property value.

Switzerland County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the ninety-two counties in Indiana, Switzerland County is ranked 89th by median property taxes, and 91st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Switzerland County has lower property taxes than many other Indiana counties. The median home value is $119,800.00, compared to the median property value in Indiana of $123,100.00

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89th out of 92 By median yearly property tax

91st out of 92 By percentage of median home value

87th out of 92 By percentage of median income

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

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