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2.81–4.62-acre residential lot near Merrillville, Lake County

4009 Lincolnway, Merrillville, IN · Parcel 451219177004000030

2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll

  • Acres4.62County roll: 4.62 ac. Drawn outline measures 2.81 ac (county GIS, Sep 2025)
  • Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, September 2025
  • ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Town of Merrillville yet
  • Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazardFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
  • Wetlands79% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
  • Tax value (county)$17.1kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
  • Last saleAug 2006
  • Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
  • Road frontage506 ft on W Lincoln Hwy
  • BuildingNone on the roll
  • City or townMerrillville
  • SewerAvailable6 of 6 neighbors marked connected · Utility fields on the county assessor's record, 2025 roll, neighbors within 490 ft
  • WaterAvailable6 of 6 neighbors marked connected · Utility fields on the county assessor's record, 2025 roll, neighbors within 490 ft

Can I build?

  • Fronts a public road
  • Zoning not on file
  • 79% wetlands
  • Sewer available

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Section, township, rangeSection 19, Township 35 North, Range 8 West, 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 663–667 ft above sea level; average slope 1.6%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 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 areaOutside the eligible areasHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
  • Traffic countAbout 42,800 vehicles a dayUS 30: the 2024 average daily count for the road segment, not the driveway. Federal Highway Administration counts, 2024.
  • Well depth nearbyMedian 90 ft (middle half 80–100 ft)From 28 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1963–1993; water level 50 ft below ground. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
  • Public land nearbyFox Run Park, 1.1 miCity land, open to the public. 57 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 districtMerrillville Community SchoolGrades K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school

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 Northern Indiana Public Service 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 Indiana American Water - NorthwestPublic water system IN5245015 · EPA public water system service areas, edited May 2026; boundary supplied by the utility. Not a water line at the lot.

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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In this areaMerrillvilleParcels and flood6.6%in a FEMA flood zone14,051parcels on the roll

Property tax

Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026

Tax rate
24.164 mills (Merrillville district: Lake County, Ross Township, Merrillville Civil Town, Merrillville School Corporation, Lake County Public Library, Lake County Solid Waste Management Dist, pay 2026)
Estimated annual tax
~$340Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $17,100 gross assessed value × 24.164 mills; capped by the circuit breaker at 2% (residential / farmland) of $17,100
About this estimateHow the figure is made and what it leaves out

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 Lake 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

YearLandImprovementsTotalChange
2025 (pay 2026)$17,100Not on the roll$17,100No change
2024 (pay 2025)$17,100Not on the roll$17,100+2.4%

Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025

What land sells for nearby

Land in Lake County sold for:

  • 1 to 10 acres: $42.6k–$113k an acre (27 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $65.5k
  • Lots under 1 acre: $9.5k–$22.6k a lot (20 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $15.5k

The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Each size uses its own months (the shortest of 12, 24 or 36 that holds enough sales), so the sizes' counts need not add up to another figure on this page. 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.

Local jurisdictions

  • Civil townshipRoss 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
Cold wave
Relatively high
Winter weather
Relatively moderate
Lightning
Relatively moderate
Strong wind
Relatively low
Hail
Relatively low
Riverine flooding
Relatively low
Heat wave
Relatively low
Earthquake
Relatively low
Wildfire
Very low
Landslide
Very low
Drought
No ratingFEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel
About these ratingsFEMA's index and what it measures

Ratings come from FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, planning-level) and the 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
Fewer than 10In this census tract

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$64,214± $21,010 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Median home value (owner-reported)
$270,600± $67,993 · this block group
Median rent (gross)
$1,474± $177 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Homes lived in by their owners
96%± 11 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
2002± 10 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
46 min± 19 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
2,101± 374 · 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 Lake County, nearest first.

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Lake County: 1,987 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: 451219177004000030

Coordinates: 41.4719° N, 87.3875° W