Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Vanderburgh County is $869.00 per year, based on a median home value of $111,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.78% of property value.

Vanderburgh 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, Vanderburgh County is ranked 47th by median property taxes, and 54th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Vanderburgh County has lower property taxes than many other Indiana counties. The median home value is $111,700.00, compared to the median property value in Indiana of $123,100.00

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47th out of 92 By median yearly property tax

54th out of 92 By percentage of median home value

55th out of 92 By percentage of median income

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

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