5.66 acres of residential land near Spencer, Owen County
State Hwy 43, Spencer, IN · Parcel 601727300300000016
County file September 2025
- Acres5.66
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, September 2025
- ZoningZoning set by Owen County; no zoning map on fileUnincorporated
- Flood zoneX
- Tax value (county)$26kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last recorded transferFeb 22, 2017 · not arm's-length per the county
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage395 ft on State Rd 43
- BuildingNone on the roll
- City or townUnincorporatedOwen County
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 27, Township 9 North, Range 3 West, Second Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 608–670 ft above sea levelUSGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- Well depth nearbyMedian 185 ft (middle half 105–245 ft)15 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1968–1991; water level 105 ft below ground; bedrock at 12 ft (Indiana DNR well records). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyGreen'S Bluff, 1.1 miNon-Governmental Organization, open to the public, 154 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtSpencer-Owen Community SchoolsGrades 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 classAll areas are prime farmlandMap unit Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded, about 33% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN119, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.46 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Apalona; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 2e of 8: moderate limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Apalona; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
District details at NCES: Spencer-Owen Community Schools
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Mixed forest 2021–2025No 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)Northern & Central Native Ruderal ForestRuderal Forest, conifer and hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soilsNone mappedShare 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 Udwi REMCRural electric membership co-op · IURC electric service territories map, edited Aug 2026: a visual aid, not the legal ruling
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.
- Karst areas (sinkholes)No sinkhole area or sinking-stream basin mapped within 1/4 miIGWS: Sinkhole areas and sinking-stream basins (Miscellaneous Map 65), read Oct 2026. IGWS Miscellaneous Map 65: sinkhole areas and sinking-stream basins in the karst belt of southern Indiana
- 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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Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 12.94 mills (Clay Township district: Owen County, Clay Township, Spencer-Owen Community School Corp, Spencer-Owen County Public Library, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$340Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $26,000 gross assessed value × 12.94 mills
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 Owen 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) | $26,000 | None | $26,000 | No change |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $26,000 | None | $26,000 | No change |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Owen County sold for:
- 1 to 10 acres: $7.7k–$19.7k an acre (18 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $10.4k
- Lots under 1 acre: $22.5k–$41.0k a lot (11 sales, Nov 2023–Sep 2026); median $27k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. 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.
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Strong wind
- Very High
- Tornado
- Relatively High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
- Hail
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively Moderate
- Landslide
- Relatively Moderate
- Drought
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
Ratings are from 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
- 14In 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
- $79,643± $20,381 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $166,500± $31,430 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $711± $329 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 92%± 8 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1986± 8 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 31 min± 7 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,759± 256 · 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 Owen County, nearest first.
- 7178 Hidden Meadow Rd3.18 acres · Residential lot · 0.6 mi
- 6956 Switchboard Road5 acres · Residential lot · 0.7 mi
- 6559 Little Flock Rd10 acres · Residential lot · 1.2 mi
- 7290 Addie Rd6.22 acres · Residential lot · 1.4 mi
- 6548 Little Flock Rd5 acres · Residential lot · 1.4 mi
- 7088 Addie Rd3.46 acres · Residential lot · 1.5 mi
- 7976 State Hwy 433.16 acres · Residential lot · 1.5 mi
- 6196 Little Flock Rd3.83 acres · Residential lot · 1.6 mi
About these numbersSources, county file September 2025
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, 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
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Parcel: 601727300300000016
Coordinates: 39.1812° N, 86.7313° W