10.81 acres of farm and timber land near Walkerton, LaPorte County
8302 E SR 4, Walkerton, IN · Parcel 461221100020000055
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file · 3 buildings mapped (footprints)
- GroundAbout 5.3 of 10.8 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway · soils very limited for septic
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueTax value $157k, 2025 roll · last sale Aug 2015
- Acres10.81About 5.3 of 10.8 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for LaPorte County yet
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazardFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- Wetlands51% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$157kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleAug 2015
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage988 ft on State Rd 4Road map name; the county roll's address reads E SR 4
- City or townUnincorporatedLaPorte County
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itLaPorte County, outside city limitsUnincorporated land
- Section, township, rangeSection 21, Township 36 North, Range 1 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 689–701 ft above sea level; average slope 2.3%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysState Rd 4 is 459 ft away and I-80 interchange at State Rd 39 is 12 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 areaInside an eligible areaHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Well depth nearbyMedian 44 ft (middle half 32–69 ft)From 20 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1960–2003; water level 10 ft below ground. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyFish Lake Wetland Conservation Area, 0.4 miState wildlife agency land, open with a permit or registration. 234 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 districtLa Porte Community School CorporationGrades pre-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 classNot prime farmlandMap unit Histosols and Aquolls, about 58% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN091, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.88 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Histosols; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 8 of 8: not for crops, pasture or timberNon-irrigated, Histosols; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Cropland rent$200 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
- Pasture rent$83.50 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: La Porte Community School Corporation
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Woody wetlands 2025; grass or pasture 2024; woody wetlands 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
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)North-Central Interior Floodplain ForestEastern Floodplain Forests, riparian; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils70% 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)$215 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $194): 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.
- Other recordsOil 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
Mapped features from IGWS 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. Not checked here: surface coal mines, oil and gas wells, landslides.
- 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
Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps, as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 3 buildings mapped · about 5,310 sq ft of footprint (largest 2,220 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
- 20.284 mills (Lincoln Township district: Laporte County, Lincoln Township, Laporte Community School Corporation, Laporte County Public Library, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$1,850Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $156,900 gross assessed value × 20.284 mills; capped by the circuit breaker at 1% (homestead) of $139,000 + 2% (residential / farmland) of $7,300 + 3% (other) of $10,600
Pay or check a bill at the LaPorte County Treasurer.
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $32,300 | $124,600 | $156,900 | +0.3% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $32,800 | $123,600 | $156,400 | +2.0% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in LaPorte County sold for:
- Lots under 1 acre: $9.6k–$34.0k a lot (22 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $25.8k
- 1 to 10 acres: $19.1k–$26.1k an acre (12 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $21.8k
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 townshipLincoln 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
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Landslide
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Very low
- Earthquake
- Very low
- Drought
- No ratingNo expected annual loss computed for this tract
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10Insured buildings in this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $119,792± $9,949
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $290,200± $77,515
- Median rent (gross)
- $828± $318 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 97%± 8 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1960± 40 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 34 min± 10 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 4,644± 558 · census tract (block group sample too small)
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.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in LaPorte County, nearest first.
- 7.32 acres of vacant residential land near La Porte0.5 mi
- 10 acres of vacant residential land near Fish Lake0.7 mi
- 7.09 acres of vacant residential land near Fish Lake0.8 mi
- 8.15 acres of vacant residential land near Fish Lake0.8 mi
- 21.1 acres of vacant residential land near Fish Lake0.9 mi
- 4.32 acres of residential land near Fish Lake0.9 mi
- 3.43 acres of residential land near Fish Lake0.9 mi
- 3 acres of residential land near La Porte1.1 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in LaPorte County: 1,046 parcel pages
Sources & methodSources, county file September 2025
Property tax
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.
Property tax · Due dates
Indiana pay-2026 taxes: second installment due November 10, 2026.
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.
Hazards
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. No rating: FEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself. FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land that never had an insured building has no claims to count. The count is the parcel's census block group when it has 10 or more, else its tract's; a count under 10 prints as "Fewer than 10". Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3.
Neighborhood (Census)
± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small.
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 LaPorte 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: 461221100020000055
Coordinates: 41.5617° N, 86.5424° W