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County tax profile · 2026 · Census ACS + IRS data

Property Tax & Income in Blackford County, Indiana

Blackford County has an effective property tax rate of 0.81%. On the median home value of $107,500, that's roughly $873 per year. Median household income is $51,326.

Effective Property Tax Rate1
0.81%
median tax $873 ÷ median home $107,500
Median Home Value1
$107,500
owner-occupied
Median Household Income1
$51,326
per-capita $31,157
Est. Annual Tax on Median Home1
$873
at 0.81% effective rate

What you'll pay, at a glance

Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.

MetricBlackford CountyIndiana (state context)
Effective property tax rate10.81%0.66%
Median home value1$107,500—
State income tax3top rate 2.95%top rate 2.95%
State sales tax37.00% combined7.00% combined

How this is calculated

The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.

About Blackford County, IN

Homes in Blackford County, Indiana, carry a median value of $107,500, and the median annual property tax bill comes to $873. That works out to an effective rate of 0.812%, which sits above Indiana's statewide median of 0.657% and places the county eighth among the state's 92 counties for tax rate. Nationally, the picture shifts: the U.S. median effective rate is 0.794%, so Blackford County edges just past that benchmark too. Buyers weighing Hartford City, Montpelier, or Eaton as a home base will find low sticker prices doing much of the work here, since a household earning the county's median income of $51,326 would owe roughly 1.7% of that in annual property taxes. Per-capita income stands at $31,157. The trade-off is straightforward: cheap entry prices paired with a tax rate that runs somewhat high for Indiana.

Frequently asked questions

What is the property tax rate in Blackford County, IN?
The effective rate is 0.81% — meaning the median tax bill equals about 0.81% of the median home value.
How much are property taxes on a median home?
On the median home ($107,500), the estimated annual bill is about $873.
Is Blackford County's rate high or low?
Compare it to the state median of 0.66% and the national average near 1.1%.
How does the effective rate differ from my mill rate?
A mill rate is the nominal levy per $1,000 of assessed value. The effective rate reflects what you actually pay after exemptions and assessments — it's the median tax bill as a share of median home value, so it better predicts your real cost.
Will a reassessment raise my tax bill?
Not necessarily. If your home's assessed value rises, your bill can go up, but only if the mill rate and exemptions stay flat. Contact the Blackford County assessor's office to review your current assessment.
Can I appeal my property tax assessment?
Yes. Most counties allow an appeal when you believe the assessed value exceeds the market value. File with the Blackford County assessor within the local deadline, typically with comparable sales as evidence.
Sources
[1] U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year (2023) — Median home value (B25077), median real-estate taxes (B25103), median household income (B19013), per-capita income (B19301).
[2] IRS — Statistics of Income — County income, AGI, and real-estate taxes paid.
[3] Tax Foundation — State income, sales, corporate, and estate/inheritance tax rates.