5.22 acres of residential land near Cedar Lake, Lake County
Wicker Ave, Cedar Lake, IN · Parcel 451504151005000013
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning R-3: rules not on file · no building on the roll
- Ground94% in a FEMA flood zone, 89% wetlands · soils very limited for septic
- ValueTax value $10.4k, 2025 roll · no priced sale · deed Nov 2019
- Acres5.22About 0.56 of 5.22 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeVacant landVacant land: no dwelling on recent aerials and the county roll; checked Oct 2026
- ZoningR-3District name not on file · Lake County, Indiana (county GIS server) zoning map, read from the live map Oct 2026 (no edit date published)
- Flood zoneMostly in flood zone AE (94%)The rest: X, 0.2% annual chance (5%) and X (1%, minimal flood hazard) · FEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- Wetlands89% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$10.4kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleNo priced sale · deed Nov 2019One deed for this parcel and 2 other parcels: its total is not this parcel's price
- Road accessNo public road frontageThe parcel line does not touch a public road; the deed says how it is reached · Roads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- BuildingNone on the roll
- City or townUnincorporatedLake County
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 4, Township 34 North, Range 9 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 669–677 ft above sea level; average slope 7.2%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysUS Hwy 41 0.2 mi; I-65 interchange 7.5 mi, 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 150 ft (middle half 134–164 ft)From 15 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1920–2001; water level 18 ft below ground; bedrock at 129 ft. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyEdgewood Park, 2.6 miCity land, open to the public. 270 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtHanover Community 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 classFarmland of statewide importanceMap unit Houghton muck, drained, 0 to 1 percent slopes, about 45% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN089, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.93 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Houghton; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 3w of 8: severe limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Houghton; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
District details at NCES: Hanover Community School Corporation
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Developed (low intensity) 2025; woody wetlands 2024; deciduous forest 2023; woody wetlands 2022; deciduous forest 2021No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and WoodlandWhite Oak-Red Oak-Hickory Forest and Woodland, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils64% 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 Northern Indiana Public Service CompanyInvestor-owned utility · 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.
- Other recordsMajor natural gas pipeline nearbyGroundwork check of public lists: Indiana Geographic Information Office (from US EIA / DHS HIFLD), as of 2019
- 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
Cedar LakeParcels and flood7.8%in a FEMA flood zone8,734parcels on the rollProperty tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 19.233 mills (Hanover Twp district: Lake County, Hanover Township, Hanover Community School Corporation, Lake County Public Library, Lake County Solid Waste Management Dist, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$200Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $10,400 gross assessed value × 19.233 mills
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) | $10,400 | Not on the roll | $10,400 | No change |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $10,400 | Not on the roll | $10,400 | +147.6% |
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 townshipHanover 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
- Strong wind
- Relatively low
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Lightning
- Relatively low
- Hail
- Very low
- Wildfire
- Very low
- Earthquake
- 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
- 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
- $136,053± $28,163 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $358,900± $51,592
- Median rent (gross)
- Census sample too small here
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 98%± 3 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 2003± 3 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 31 min± 7 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,786± 667
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.
- 10055 Hedwig Dr7.67 acres · Vacant residential · 0.4 mi
- 10749 Wicker4.26 acres · Residential lot · 0.5 mi
- 3.43 acres of residential land near St. John0.6 mi
- 10178 Parrish Ave4 acres · Residential lot · 0.7 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.
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: 451504151005000013
Coordinates: 41.4312° N, 87.4662° W