2.66-acre residential lot near Merrillville, Lake County
7705 Taft Appr St, Merrillville, IN · Parcel 451220201003000030
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file
- Ground1% wetlands · public sewer
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueTax value $12.7k, 2025 roll · no priced sale · deed Jun 2025
- Acres2.66
- 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
- Wetlands1% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$12.7kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleNo priced sale · deed Jun 2025One deed for this parcel and 3 other parcels: its total is not this parcel's price
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage22 ft on State Rd 55Road map name; the county roll's address reads Taft Appr St
- BuildingNone on the roll
- City or townMerrillville
- SewerConnectedPer the county assessor's record · 2025 roll
- WaterPublicPer the county assessor's record · 2025 roll
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itTown of Merrillville
- Section, township, rangeSection 20, 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 662–674 ft above sea level; average slope 2.4%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysState Rd 55 is 928 ft away and I-65 interchange at E 81st Ave is 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 areaOutside the eligible areasHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Well depth nearbyMedian 80 ft (middle half 68–95 ft)From 61 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1952–1995; water level 40 ft below ground. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyHidden Lake Park, 2.1 miCity land, open to the public. 175 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
District details at NCES: Merrillville Community 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
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
MerrillvilleParcels and flood6.6%in a FEMA flood zone14,051parcels on the rollProperty 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
- ~$250Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $12,700 gross assessed value × 24.164 mills; capped by the circuit breaker at 2% (residential / farmland) of $12,700
How we compute this
Pay or check a bill at the Lake County Treasurer.
Due dates
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $12,700 | Not on the roll | $12,700 | No change |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $12,700 | Not on the roll | $12,700 | +4.1% |
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
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively moderate
- Strong wind
- Relatively low
- Hail
- Relatively low
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Earthquake
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Very low
- Landslide
- Very low
- Drought
- No ratingNo expected annual loss computed for this tract
How we compute this
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 38Insured buildings in this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- 36%Rated zone X, B or C
How we compute this
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $59,567± $22,396
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $218,200± $9,993
- Median rent (gross)
- $415± $65
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%± 13 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 2000± 3 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 35 min± 12 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 2,159± 538
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 Lake County, nearest first.
- 7800 Grant Approx St21 acres · Vacant residential · 0.2 mi
- 1935 W 73rd Ave7.68 acres · Residential lot · 0.3 mi
- 7900 Grant Approx St2.26 acres · Residential lot · 0.4 mi
- 1911 E 73rd Appr Ave4.11 acres · Residential lot · 0.5 mi
- 7650 Polk Appr St19.8 acres · Vacant residential · 0.7 mi
- 1328 W 83rd Appr Ave2.73 acres · Residential lot · 0.8 mi
- 1605 W 81st Ave12 acres · Vacant residential · 0.8 mi
- 8200 Appr Taney Pl2 acres · Residential lot · 0.9 mi
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
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 451220201003000030
Coordinates: 41.4779° N, 87.3616° W