4-acre residential lot near Laurel, Franklin County
Duck Creek Rd, Laurel, IN · Parcel 240321100012000002
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file
- GroundSoils very limited for septic
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueTax value $28.4k, 2025 roll · last sale May 1999
- Acres4
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, September 2025
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Franklin County yet
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazardFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- WetlandsNone mappedUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$28.4kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleMay 1999
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage75 ft on Duck Creek Rd
- BuildingNone on the roll
- City or townUnincorporatedFranklin County
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itFranklin County, outside city limitsUnincorporated land
- Section, township, rangeSection 21, Township 12 North, Range 13 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 907–981 ft above sea level; average slope 14.4%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysState Rd 1 is 1.7 mi away and I-74 interchange at State Rd 46 is 13.5 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 45 ft (middle half 38–64 ft)From 15 well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1964–1981; water level 18 ft below ground; bedrock at 30 ft. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyWhitewater Canal State Historic Site, 2.1 miOther state land, open to the public. 250 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 districtFranklin County Community School CorporationGrades pre-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: Franklin County Community School Corporation
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 Whitewater Valley REMCRural electric membership co-op · IURC electric service territories map, edited Aug 2026: a visual aid, not the legal ruling.
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags10 environmental lists checked · landfills, voluntary cleanups and dry cleaners not checkedGroundwork check of public lists: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), as of Apr 2026–Oct 2026; Indiana DNR Division of Oil and Gas / Indiana Geological and Water Survey, as of Jun 26, 2025; Indiana Geographic Information Office (from US EIA / DHS HIFLD), as of 2019; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as of Aug 31, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025; U.S. EPA, as of Oct 15, 2026
- Oil and gas wellsNone within 1/4 mi of the parcel's map pointGroundwork 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
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Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 15.037 mills (Blooming Grove Township district: Franklin County, Blooming Grove Township, Franklin County Community School Corp, Franklin County Public Library District, Southeastern Indiana Solid Waste Mgmt, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$430Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $28,400 gross assessed value × 15.037 mills
How we compute this
Pay or check a bill at the Franklin County Treasurer.
Due dates
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $28,400 | Not on the roll | $28,400 | No change |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $28,400 | Not on the roll | $28,400 | +14.5% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
Local jurisdictions
- Civil townshipBlooming Grove 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
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively high
- Cold wave
- Relatively moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively moderate
- Landslide
- Relatively moderate
- Hail
- Relatively low
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Winter weather
- Relatively low
- Drought
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Very low
- Earthquake
- Very low
How we compute this
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 18Insured buildings in this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
How we compute this
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $56,765± $11,755 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $157,500± $18,757
- Median rent (gross)
- $963± $47 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 94%± 6 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1980± 14 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 44 min± 11 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,199± 420
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 Franklin County, nearest first.
- 3.32 acres of residential land near Brookville0.6 mi
- 17060 McGuire Ridge Rd3.5 acres · Residential lot · 0.6 mi
- 2.56 acres of residential land near Brookville0.6 mi
- 2.65 acres of residential land near Brookville0.6 mi
- 2.65 acres of residential land near Brookville0.7 mi
- 3.13 acres of residential land near Laurel1.3 mi
- 18071 McGuire Ridge Rd2.5 acres · Residential lot · 1.6 mi
- 18165 McGuire Ridge Rd3.04 acres · Residential lot · 1.9 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Franklin County: 461 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file September 2025
Tax value
Tax value: the county's yearly assessment (gross assessed value, trended every year), 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.
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 Sep 1, 2025.
Record
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Parcel: 240321100012000002
Coordinates: 39.4773° N, 85.0922° W