2020 Property Tax Rates: Districts in Lake County, IN

Summary Statistics for this County and the State

Property Tax Rates in Lake County, IN Property Tax Rates in State
Highest 8.4716 8.4716
Lowest1.8563 0.901
Median2.71 2.04

Lake County Taxing Districts Detail

District Name Rate Rank
001 CALUMET 4.2549 95
002 CALUMET-GARY SAN 4.2549 95
003 CALUMET-GARY 8.4716 1
004 GARY-CALUMET 8.1711 2
005 LAKE STATION-CAL 6.4892 5
006 GRIFFITH 3.2575 275
007 CEDAR CREEK 1.9528 1131
008 LOWELL-CEDAR CREEK 2.6894 525
012 EAGLE CREEK 1.8878 1208
013 HANOVER TWP 2.2153 863
014 CEDAR LAKE-HAN 2.7470 490
015 ST. JOHN-HAN TWP 2.6333 550
016 HOBART TWP 3.5659 198
017 GARY-HOB. TWP 8.0794 3
018 HOBART CORP 3.6701 177
019 HOBART CORP-GARY SAN 3.6701 177
020 HOBART TWP-LK STATION 6.0889 8
021 LAKE STATION-HOB 6.2296 7
022 NEW CHICAGO 4.5765 61
023 HAMMOND 5.4356 23
024 EAST CHICAGO 4.4993 64
025 WHITING 3.8605 138
026 HIGHLAND 2.8919 424
027 MUNSTER 3.4709 222
028 ROSS TWP 1.8794 1229
029 CROWN POINT-ROSS 2.4648 679
030 MERRILLVILLE 2.3874 741
031 MERRILLVILLE-GARY SAN 2.3874 741
032 ST. JOHN TOWNSHIP 1.8563 1249
033 GRIFFITH-ST. JOHN TWP 2.7566 484
034 DYER 2.7013 518
035 ST. JOHN CORP 2.2576 838
036 SCHERERVILLE 2.3062 811
037 WEST CREEK TWP 1.8697 1237
038 LOWELL-WEST CREEK 2.6639 536
039 SCHNEIDER 3.3381 247
041 CENTER TWP 2.1940 874
042 CROWN POINT-CEN 2.8194 456
043 CEDAR LAKE-CENTER 2.7134 507
044 WINFIELD TOWNSHIP 2.2006 870
045 HOBART TWP-RIVER FOREST SCH 4.6720 56
046 HOBART ROSS 2.8484 442
047 WINFIELD CORP 2.3949 735
054 TWN OF WINFIELD-WINFIELD WATER 2.3949 735
055 ST JOHN TWP - ST JOHN WATER 1.8996 1184
056 CROWN POINT-ST JOHN 2.4773 665
057 CEDAR LAKE-WEST CREEK 2.4628 682
058 CEDAR LAKE - CEDAR CREEK 2.4883 656
059 ST. JOHN - CENTER TOWNSHIP 2.6597 541
060 SCHERERVILLE-CENTER TWP 2.6483 546

Notes

  1. Property tax reform was enacted by the Indiana Legislature in 2008 which significantly affects the way property taxes are calculated. For more information see the Department of Local Government Finance website or the Indiana Local Government Information website from Purdue University.
  2. With the 2002 reassessment, Indiana changed from "true tax value" to "market based value." As a result, rates will vary significantly from previous years. This does not necessarily indicate significant changes in taxes levied.
  3. Ranks are among 2,060 taxing districts so far reported.
  4. These data are organized and made accessible on STATS Indiana by the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. However, the source agency for these rates is the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, so specific tax-related questions should be addressed to their office.

File produced: May 15, 2020

Source: STATS Indiana, using Indiana Department of Local Government Finance data