3-acre residential lot near Valparaiso, Porter County
Parcel 640629480003000015
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning R2: rules not on file
- Ground10% wetlands
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueTax value $20.4k, 2025 roll · last sale Jan 2024
- Acres3About 2.68 of 3 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, September 2025
- ZoningR2Medium density single-family district · Porter County GIS (AGOL org PorterCoGov) zoning map, map last edited Mar 2021
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazardFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- Wetlands10% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$20.4kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleJan 2024
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage193 ft on W 700 N
- BuildingNone on the roll
- City or townUnincorporatedPorter County
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 29, Township 36 North, Range 6 West, Second Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Not rated (urban land)USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields; map unit: Urban land-Morley complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes · Oct 2026
- Nearest public wastewater plantAbout 5 miles (straight line) · Elden Kuehl Pollution Con FacEPA ECHO discharge permits for publicly owned treatment works, Oct 2026 · Not a sewer line at this lot. Plants that do not discharge to a river or stream (spray fields, percolation ponds) are not on EPA's list, so one could be closer
- Ground elevationAbout 637–647 ft above sea level; average slope 3.1%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysN State Rd 149 is 938 ft away and I-80 interchange is 3.9 mi away, in a straight lineCensus TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines · Feb 2026
- Nearest fire stationAbout 0.8 miles (straight line) · South Haven Fire Department Portage Township StationUSGS National Structures Dataset, fire and EMS stations, Oct 2026 · straight line, not road miles. Insurers' fire protection class (ISO) counts road miles to a responding station, often 5 or fewer. A station missing from the federal list would be closer
- Nearest emergency roomAbout 3.9 miles (straight line) · Northwest Health - PorterCMS Care Compare hospital list (hospitals that report an emergency department), located by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, Jul 2026 · straight line, not road miles or drive time. Names as filed with Medicare. Veterans', military, children's and psychiatric hospitals are not counted
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 105 ft (middle half 82–124 ft)From 11 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1963–2005; water level 27 ft below ground. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbySalt Creek Fish And Wildlife Area, 0.3 miState wildlife agency land, open with a permit or registration. 119 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
School district
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtPortage Township 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
District details at NCES: Portage Township Schools
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.
- Water system areaInside the service area of Indiana American Water - NorthwestPublic water system IN5245015 · EPA public water system service areas, edited May 2026; boundary supplied by the utility. Not a water line at the lot.
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
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
ValparaisoParcels and flood1.2%in a FEMA flood zone11,702parcels on the rollProperty tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 16.693 mills (Portage Township -015 district: Porter County, Portage Township, Portage Township School Corporation, Porter County Public Library, Porter Co Airport Authority, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$340Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $20,400 gross assessed value × 16.693 mills
Pay or check a bill at the Porter County Treasurer.
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $20,400 | Not on the roll | $20,400 | No change |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $20,400 | Not on the roll | $20,400 | +4.6% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Porter County sold for:
- 1 to 10 acres: $31.1k–$106k an acre (25 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $83.8k
- Lots under 1 acre: $47.9k–$89.7k a lot (30 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $65k
- 10 acres or more: $10.1k–$22.0k an acre (14 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $13.6k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of recorded land sales (one parcel each, or one multi-parcel farm sale of bare land counted once). 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; farm acreage (farm class, 10+ acres, no buildings): also the sales the assessor marked not valid for trending when the form gives none of the disqualifying answers (related parties, partial interest, court order, sheriff, quitclaim, trade, land contract and the like), because Indiana assessors do not trend farm sales; a multi-parcel farm sale of bare land counts once, at its price per total acre. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Home values in ZIP 46385 rose about 51% over 5 years and 5% in the last year (FHFA, 2025).
Local jurisdictions
- Civil townshipPortage 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
- Strong wind
- Relatively high
- Cold wave
- Relatively high
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Riverine flooding
- 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
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10Insured buildings in this census tract
Federal disaster declarations
Federal disaster declarations in Porter County since 2000: 12 (most recently Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, August 2026).
- 3 floods
- 3 severe storms
- 2 biological emergencies (COVID-19)
- 2 snowstorms
- 1 hurricane
- 1 winter storm
Development nearby
Little new development: under 5 acres within a mile turned from farmland, forest or other open land into developed land in 2020–2025 (less than most of Porter County).
- 2020–2025
- Under 5 acresWithin a mile, open land turned developed
- 2015–2025
- About 7 acresThe same, over 10 years
- Typical in Porter County
- About 9 acresThe middle of the county's land, 2020–2025
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $76,756± $12,706
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $172,800± $10,258
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,252± $216 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%± 10 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1968± 2 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 24 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,088± 272
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 Porter County, nearest first.
- 652-3 St Rd 1492.57 acres · Residential lot · 0.5 mi
- 652 St Rd 1492.32 acres · Residential lot · 0.6 mi
- 11.4 acres of vacant residential land near Portage0.7 mi
- 10 acres of vacant residential land near Portage0.8 mi
- 7.5 acres of vacant residential land near Portage0.8 mi
- 4.03 acres of residential land near Portage0.8 mi
- 298 W US 647.6 acres · Residential lot · 0.8 mi
- 20.3 acres of vacant residential land near Portage0.9 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Porter County: 1,295 parcel pages
Sources & methodSources, county file September 2025
At a glance: each fact's source and date
Each figure in the grid above, where it comes from and the date of the file or map we read.
Acres: Indiana DLGF parcel roll (Indiana Gateway) and IGIO statewide parcel boundaries, county file Sep 1, 2025.
Land type: Indiana DLGF parcel roll (Indiana Gateway) and IGIO statewide parcel boundaries, county file Sep 1, 2025.
Zoning: Medium density single-family district · Porter County GIS (AGOL org PorterCoGov) zoning map, map last edited Mar 2021.
Flood zone: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Jul 11, 2026.
Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 1, 2026.
Tax value (county): Indiana DLGF parcel roll (Indiana Gateway) and IGIO statewide parcel boundaries, county file Sep 1, 2025.
Last sale: Indiana DLGF parcel roll (Indiana Gateway) and IGIO statewide parcel boundaries, sales through Aug 26, 2026.
Road access: Roads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026.
Road frontage: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, as of Feb 8, 2026.
Building: Indiana DLGF parcel roll (Indiana Gateway) and IGIO statewide parcel boundaries, county file Sep 1, 2025.
City or town: DLGF taxing districts, as of Jul 30, 2024.
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.
What land sells for nearby
This tracks home values, not land values. Land buyers read it as a sign of demand nearby: where homes gain value, builders and buyers follow. A vacant lot can move differently.
How: the change in FHFA's annual five-digit ZIP code index from 2020 and 2024 to 2025, rounded. The index follows repeat sales and refinance appraisals of the same single-family homes with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgages. It is in today's dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and FHFA calls these local indexes developmental. Where FHFA's sample is too small it publishes no figure, and none prints here.
Source: FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, annual five-digit ZIP code index, 2025, last updated March 31, 2026. Method: Bogin, Doerner and Larson, “Local House Price Dynamics: New Indices and Stylized Facts”, FHFA Working Paper 16-01.
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.
Federal disaster declarations
Each federal declaration whose designated areas include the county, declared from January 2000 on, counted once by its FEMA disaster number. An emergency declaration and a major-disaster declaration for the same storm are two declarations, as FEMA numbers them. Declarations for tribal lands alone are not counted. The date shown is when the most recent incident began. Types are FEMA's incident types: an evacuation emergency for a storm elsewhere (Hurricane Katrina, 2005) counts under that storm. By kind: 6 major disasters and 6 emergencies.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2, as of October 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.
Development nearby
Counted from USGS Annual NLCD land cover (USGS Annual NLCD Collection 1.2, 30 m maps made from Landsat imagery, 2015, 2020 and 2025; public domain, DOI 10.5066/P94UXNTS). A 30 m square counts when it was forest, shrub, grassland, pasture, cropland or wetland in the start year and developed in 2025: NLCD's developed classes, from lawns, parks and roads to dense buildings. The squares are summed over the land within about a mile of this parcel's center on a 240 m grid, so the figures are rounded. "Most of the county" compares the same one-mile figure across the county's land. A satellite land-cover map misses some changes and mislabels a few, so read it as a guide to how fast the area is building out, not a survey. As of 2025 land cover.
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.
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
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 640629480003000015
Coordinates: 41.5367° N, 87.1276° W