1.55-acre residential lot near Montpelier, Blackford County
Behind 624 W Huntington, Montpelier, IN · Parcel 050204304024000002
2025 roll, county file July 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file
- Ground22% wetlands · soils very limited for septic
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueTax value $4,200, 2025 roll · last sale Mar 2024
- Acres1.55About 1.21 of 1.55 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, July 2025
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for City of Montpelier yet
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazardFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- Wetlands22% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$4,200Assessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll. County values this low are common for strips, rear or unbuildable pieces, land valued for farm use and lots in weak markets; it is the county's figure, not a price
- Last saleMar 2024
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage479 ft on W High StRoad map name; the county roll's address reads Behind 624 W Huntington
- BuildingNone on the roll
- City or townMontpelier
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itCity of Montpelier
- Section, township, rangeSection 4, Township 24 North, Range 11 East, Second Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields, version Sep 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 870–879 ft above sea level; average slope 3.8%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysState Rd 18 is 358 ft away and I-69 interchange is 13.2 mi away, in a straight lineCensus TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines · Feb 2026
Services and surroundings
What serves the area around this parcel, from federal and state maps. Area facts, not a survey of the lot.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Well depth nearbyMedian 177 ft (middle half 99–204 ft)From 23 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1943–2007; water level 30 ft below ground; bedrock at 44 ft. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyWaterworks Park, 8.8 miCity land, open to the public. 1,742 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
School district
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtBlackford County SchoolsGrades K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
District details at NCES: Blackford County Schools
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 Indiana Michigan Power CompanyInvestor-owned utility · IURC electric service territories map, edited Aug 2026: a visual aid, not the legal ruling.
- Water system areaInside the service area of Montpelier Water Works (EPA modeled boundary)Public water system IN5205004 · 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.
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. A record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Other recordsOil or gas well nearbyGroundwork check of public lists: Indiana DNR Division of Oil and Gas / Indiana Geological and Water Survey, as of Jun 26, 2025
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.
- 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: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
MontpelierParcels and flood1.6%in a FEMA flood zone1,006parcels on the rollProperty tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 32.083 mills (Montpelier district: Blackford County, Harrison Township, Montpelier Civil City, Blackford County School Corporation, Montpelier Public Library, Blackford County Solid Waste, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$84Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $4,200 gross assessed value × 32.083 mills; capped by the circuit breaker at 2% (residential / farmland) of $4,200
How we compute this
Pay or check a bill at the Blackford County Treasurer.
Due dates
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $4,200 | Not on the roll | $4,200 | No change |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $4,200 | Not on the roll | $4,200 | No change |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Jul 2025
Local jurisdictions
- Civil townshipHarrison TownshipDLGF taxing districts (IGIO Taxing_Districts_2024) on the 2025 roll's district code · Jul 30, 2024
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Tornado
- Relatively high
- Strong wind
- Relatively high
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively low
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Cold wave
- Relatively low
- Lightning
- Relatively low
- Drought
- Relatively low
- Earthquake
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Very low
- Landslide
- Very low
How we compute this
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10Insured buildings in this census tract
How we compute this
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $43,355± $9,347
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $87,400± $10,226
- Median rent (gross)
- $729± $110
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%± 11 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1964± 10 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 32 min± 7 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 940± 219
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
How we compute this
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Blackford County, nearest first.
- 5566 E SR 1851.3 acres · Residential lot · 1.0 mi
- 3.6 acres of residential land near Montpelier1.0 mi
- 3.74 acres of residential land near Montpelier1.1 mi
- 3 acres of residential land near Montpelier1.2 mi
- 17.7 acres of residential land near Montpelier1.2 mi
- 8 acres of residential land near Montpelier1.5 mi
- 9.6 acres of residential land near Montpelier1.5 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Blackford County: 88 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file July 2025
Tax value
Tax value: the county's yearly assessment (gross assessed value, trended every year), not a market price. County file, July 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.
Land type
No building found: county roll (2025) and building footprints (Overture Maps with Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026) · County assessor roll; Overture Maps 2026-09-23.1
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 Jul 15, 2025.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 050204304024000002
Coordinates: 40.5555° N, 85.2895° W