How are property tax rates determined in Indiana?

Property tax rates in Indiana are set by each taxing district (municipality, school district, park district, library, etc.) based on their annual levy (the amount of tax revenue they need). The rate is calculated by dividing the levy by the total assessed value of all property in the district.

What is the composite tax rate?

The composite tax rate is the sum of all overlapping taxing district rates that apply to a specific property. A typical property may be taxed by several overlapping districts. The composite rate determines your total tax bill when multiplied by your property's assessed value.

Why do tax rates vary within the same town?

Properties within the same municipality can have different composite rates because overlapping districts (school, park, fire, library) have different boundaries. A home in one school district may have a different rate than a home two blocks away in a different school district.

Wanatah, IN

CSAChicago-Naperville

IN DLGF

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Property Tax — Tax Year 2026 (payable 2027)i

IN DLGF

City/town government levies only. Does not include county, school, library, or township levies. Your total property tax rate will be higher.

Composite Ratei

2.38%–2.93%+6.6%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.8904%-0.5%YoY33.5% of total

Effective Ratei

2.38%–2.93%

Est. Annual Taxi

$5K–$6K

Median Home Valuei

$195,100

Rate varies by school district. Your actual rate depends on which school district your property falls in.

Rate Trend — click a year to explorei

20252026

Municipal

Other Districts

Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi

$0.44 SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP

$0.39 NEW PRAIRIE UNITED SCHOOL CORPORATION

$0.38 NEW DURHAM TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATION

$0.36 LAPORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

$0.33 JOHN GLENN SCHOOL CORPORATION

$0.31 TRI-TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATION

$0.31 MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOL CORPORATION

$0.25 County - LaPorte

$0.24 WANATAH - GENERAL

$0.07 LACROSSE PUBLIC LIBRARY

$0.07 MICHIGAN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

$0.06 WANATAH - MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY

$0.06 LAPORTE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

$0.02 WANATAH - CUMULATIVE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

$0.02 WANATAH PUBLIC LIBRARY

$0.02 WESTVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

$0.01 WANATAH - PARK & RECREATION

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$50K

$1,192–$1,465

$100K

$2,385–$2,931

$150K

$3,577–$4,396

$200K

$4,769–$5,861

$250K

$5,962–$7,326

$300K

$7,154–$8,792

$350K

$8,346–$10,257

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($195K)

17 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPUnit K-12

44.1%1.1716%

NEW PRAIRIE UNITED SCHOOL CORPORATIONUnit K-12

39.2%1.0409%

NEW DURHAM TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATIONUnit K-12

37.5%0.9978%

LAPORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATIONUnit K-12

36.1%0.9596%

JOHN GLENN SCHOOL CORPORATIONUnit K-12

33%0.8781%

TRI-TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATIONUnit K-12

31.1%0.8258%

MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOL CORPORATIONUnit K-12

31%0.8241%

County - LaPortei

25.2%0.6701%

WANATAH - GENERALi

24.3%0.6450%

LACROSSE PUBLIC LIBRARYi

7.5%0.1984%

MICHIGAN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARYi

6.7%0.1790%

WANATAH - MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAYi

6.4%0.1692%

LAPORTE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYi

6.1%0.1626%

WANATAH - CUMULATIVE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTi

1.9%0.0500%

WANATAH PUBLIC LIBRARYi

1.8%0.0484%

WESTVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARYi

1.7%0.0460%

WANATAH - PARK & RECREATIONi

1%0.0262%