5 acres of residential land near Lowell, Lake County
3200 W 161st Ave, Lowell, IN · Parcel 452008100002000007
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning A-1: rules not on file · no building on the roll
- GroundAll in a FEMA flood zone, 94% wetlands · soils very limited for septic
- ValueTax value $28.8k, 2025 roll · last sale Dec 2021
- Acres5About 0.28 of 5 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeVacant landVacant land: no dwelling on recent aerials and the county roll; checked Oct 2026
- ZoningA-1District name not on file · Lake County, Indiana (county GIS server) zoning map, read from the live map Oct 2026 (no edit date published)
- Flood zoneAE · 1% annual flood riskFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- Wetlands94% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$28.8kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleDec 2021
- 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 8, Township 33 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 696–698 ft above sea level; average slope 0.4% (flat)USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysState Rd 55 1.0 mi; I-65 interchange 4.5 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 90 ft (middle half 78–101 ft)From 19 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1954–2007; water level 38 ft below ground. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyFreedom Park, 2.9 miCity land, open to the public. 817 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 districtTri-Creek 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 Wallkill silt loam, about 89% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN089, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.89 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Wallkill; 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, Wallkill; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
District details at NCES: Tri-Creek School Corporation
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Open water 2024–2025; woody wetlands 2023; open water 2022; herbaceous wetlands 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
- Hydric soilsAll 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.
- 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
Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 18.792 mills (Cedar Creek district: Lake County, Cedar Creek Township, Tri Creek School Corporation, Lowell Public Library, Lake County Solid Waste Management Dist, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$540Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $28,800 gross assessed value × 18.792 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) | $28,800 | Not on the roll | $28,800 | No change |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $28,800 | Not on the roll | $28,800 | +4.7% |
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 townshipCedar Creek 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
- Strong wind
- Relatively moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively moderate
- Hail
- Relatively low
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Relatively low
- Earthquake
- Relatively low
- Landslide
- Relatively 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
- 64Insured 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
- $101,571± $44,914
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $467,000± $78,470
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,328± $546 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%± 32 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1998± 11 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 38 min± 10 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,788± 471
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.
- 3205 W 161st Ave5 acres · Vacant residential · under 0.1 mi
- 3115 W 153rd Ave7.94 acres · Vacant residential · 0.1 mi
- 15625 Hendricks St5 acres · Vacant residential · 0.2 mi
- 159th & Marshall St9.31 acres · Vacant residential · 0.3 mi
- 159th & Marshall St5 acres · Vacant residential · 0.3 mi
- 3115 W 153rd Ave14.7 acres · Vacant residential · 0.5 mi
- 3115 W 153rd Ave15 acres · Vacant residential · 0.6 mi
- 15665 Clark St11.8 acres · Vacant residential · 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: 452008100002000007
Coordinates: 41.3307° N, 87.3732° W