1.68 acres of farmland near Hope, Bartholomew County
Aiken St, Hope, IN · Parcel 030721220005000014
County file September 2025
- Acres1.68County roll: 1.68 ac. Drawn outline measures 0.99 ac (county GIS, Sep 2025)
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningZoning set by Town of Hope; no zoning map on file
- Flood zoneX
- Tax value (county)$2,300From the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last recorded saleMay 6, 2022 · sold with 3 other parcels for $45,001 total
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage238 ft on Aiken St
- City or townHope
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 21, Township 10 North, Range 7 East, Second Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 732–742 ft above sea levelUSGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- Well depth nearbyMedian 69 ft (middle half 60–89 ft)23 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1934–1986; water level 18 ft below ground; bedrock at 28 ft (Indiana DNR well records). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyAnderson Falls Nature Preserve, 5.4 miCounty Land, open with restrictions (permit or registration), 43 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtFlat Rock-Hawcreek School CorporationGrades K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classNot prime farmlandMap unit Miami clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded, about 48% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN005, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.55 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Miami; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 4e of 8: very severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Miami; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
District details at NCES: Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Crop history (CDL)2025 developed (low intensity) · 2024 soybeans · 2023 developed (low intensity) · 2022 developed (low intensity) · 2021 developed (low intensity)the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery; a classification, not a farm record · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Hydric soils4% of the parcelShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Duke EnergyInvestor-owned utility · IURC electric service territories map, edited Aug 2026: a visual aid, not the legal ruling
- Water system areaInside the service area of Hope Water Department (EPA modeled boundary)Public water system IN5203006 · EPA public water system service areas, edited May 2026: EPA modeled this boundary, which often differs from the actual one. Not a water line at the lot
Mapped ground hazards
State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.
- Karst areas (sinkholes)No sinkhole area or sinking-stream basin mapped within 1/4 miIGWS: Sinkhole areas and sinking-stream basins (Miscellaneous Map 65), read Oct 2026. IGWS Miscellaneous Map 65: sinkhole areas and sinking-stream basins in the karst belt of southern Indiana
- Underground coal mineNone mapped within 1/4 miIGWS: Underground coal mines (IDNR, December 2016), as of Dec 2016. Documented underground coal mines since the 1880s, from IDNR mine maps, to December 2016; outlines approximate
Free account: this parcel’s sale history
Home facts
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not on Indiana's statewide parcel roll
- Buildings
- No building footprint mapped here (IGIO 2016-2020 LiDAR)
Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 21.279 mills (Hope district: Bartholomew County, Hawcreek Township, Hope Civil Town, Flatrock-Hawcreek School Corporation, Bartholomew County Public Library, Bartholomew County Solid Waste Mgmt, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$49Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $2,300 gross assessed value × 21.279 mills
Rates: Indiana DLGF, pay 2026. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county treasurer's bill is the official figure.
Indiana pay-2026 taxes: second installment due November 10, 2026. Pay or check a bill at the Bartholomew County Treasurer.
Sources: Indiana Code 6-1.1-22-9 and 6-1.1-15-1.1; the Department of Local Government Finance due dates. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $2,300 | None | $2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $2,400 | None | $2,400 | +20.0% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Bartholomew County sold for:
- 1 to 10 acres: $16.6k–$39.7k an acre (14 sales, Nov 2023–Sep 2026); median $24.7k
- Lots under 1 acre: $51.5k–$77.7k a lot (14 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $70.4k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Source: STATS Indiana sales disclosure forms, valid for trending by the county assessor, vacant land with no improvement on the parcel at the sale. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Tornado
- Relatively High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Hail
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively Moderate
- Drought
- Relatively Moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Landslide
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Very Low
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 29In this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $95,625± $27,272 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $152,600± $35,359 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,163± $116 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%± 9 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1963± 7 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 27 min± 9 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,606± 595 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Bartholomew County, nearest first.
- 3.03 acres of residential land near Hope0.4 mi
- 2.56 acres of residential land near Hope0.8 mi
- 4.19 acres of residential land near Hope1.5 mi
- 2.5 acres of residential land near Hope1.7 mi
- 3.35 acres of residential land near Hope2.0 mi
- 10.9 acres of residential land near Hope2.1 mi
- 8.25 acres of residential land near Hope2.1 mi
About these numbersSources, county file September 2025
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, September 2025.
Gross assessed value (the county assessor's market value-in-use, trended every year), not a market estimate. Farmland is assessed by the state's base-rate formula, well below what farmland sells for.
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
Indiana DLGF parcel roll (Indiana Gateway) and IGIO statewide parcel boundaries, county file Sep 1, 2025.
Record
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Parcel: 030721220005000014
Coordinates: 39.3040° N, 85.7578° W