ZIP Code 46561

In ZIP code 46561, near Elkhart, homes carry a median value of $230,600 while households earn a median of $91,711. The county's 0.86% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $1,983 annually on a home at that median value — about 2.2% of median household income. Per-capita income sits at $37,573, so the tax load varies widely across individual households. A combined sales tax rate of 7.00% applies to purchases. Buyers weighing a move here should compare their own income against that median, since the property tax bill scales with home value regardless of earnings.