10 acres of farm and timber land near Lowell, Lake County
520 W 237th Ave, Lowell, IN · Parcel 452428400010000007
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
- Acres10
- Land typeFarm and timber
- 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 zoneAE · 1% annual flood riskFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- WetlandsNone mappedUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$196kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleNov 1992
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage545 ft on 237th Ave
- City or townUnincorporatedLake County
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning R-3: rules not on file
- All in a FEMA flood zone
- Soils very limited for septic
- 2 buildings mapped (footprints)
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 28, Township 32 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 638–640 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
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 60 ft (middle half 30–93 ft)From 17 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1952–1989; water level 7 ft below ground; bedrock at 52 ft. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyGrand Kankakee Marsh, 1.4 miCounty land, open with a permit or registration. 1,013 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 classPrime farmland if drainedMap unit Brady fine sandy loam, about 73% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN089, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.69 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Brady; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 2w of 8: moderate limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Brady; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Cropland rent$186 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
- Pasture rent$63.50 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 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)Developed (open space) 2024–2025; grass or pasture 2021–2023No 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 soils10% 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)
- CRP rental rate (county)$192 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $208): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates
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. A record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flagsOil or gas well nearbyGroundwork 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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Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps, as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 2 buildings mapped · about 2,680 sq ft of footprint (largest 1,970 sq ft)Measured from building footprints (Microsoft/OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026), not the county roll
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not on Indiana's statewide parcel roll
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
- ~$2,310Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $195,600 gross assessed value × 18.792 mills; capped by the circuit breaker at 1% (homestead) of $171,000 + 2% (residential / farmland) of $13,500 + 3% (other) of $11,100
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
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $44,500 | $151,100 | $195,600 | +4.8% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $45,500 | $141,100 | $186,600 | +2.8% |
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:
- Lots under 1 acre: $9.5k–$22.6k a lot (20 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $15.5k
- 1 to 10 acres: $42.6k–$113k an acre (27 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $65.5k
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 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
- 64In this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $62,942± $28,341 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $363,100± $40,156 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,328± $546 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 90%± 12 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1958± 30 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 38 min± 10 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 827± 293 · 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.
- 23607 Harrison St4.18 acres · Residential lot · 0.1 mi
- 1609 Appr W Isaac Walton5.14 acres · Vacant residential · 0.8 mi
- 1305 W 231st St4.08 acres · Residential lot · 0.8 mi
- 22805 Harrison St2.28 acres · Residential lot · 1.0 mi
- 5405 W Appr 249th Ave10.5 acres · Vacant residential · 2.8 mi
- 1838 171st St6.7 acres · Vacant residential · 2.8 mi
- 5405 W Appr 249th Ave8.4 acres · Vacant residential · 3.2 mi
- 5405 W Appr 249th Ave8.5 acres · Vacant residential · 3.2 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.
Estimate
Rough estimate: based on the assessed value of the buildings, scaled by recent home prices, plus typical prices per acre in Lake and nearby counties. Not tested to our accuracy standard. Half of past estimates were within ±15% (measured across nearby counties); the range covers about 8 in 10.
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: 452428400010000007
Coordinates: 41.1888° N, 87.3391° W