7.24 acres of residential land near Valparaiso, Porter County
201 US Hwy 30, Valparaiso, IN · Parcel 640928226004000003
County file January 2025
- Acres7.24
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo 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
- ZoningR1Low density single-family district
- Flood zoneX
- Wetlands44% of the parcel
- Tax value (county)$94kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last deedJul 24, 2023
- Road accessHas road accessCensus TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM (tiles 2022-08-30 to 2026-09-03)
- Road frontage653 ft on US Hwy 30
- City or townUnincorporatedPorter County
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 28, Township 35 North, Range 6 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 680–720 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 areaOutside the eligible areasUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- Traffic countAbout 24,300 vehicles a dayUS 30, 2024 average daily count for the road segment, not the driveway (FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System)
- Well depth nearbyMedian 90 ft (middle half 64–102 ft)75 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1961–2008; water level 32 ft below ground (Indiana DNR well records). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyWestside Park, 1.1 miCity Land, open to the public, 380 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 districtValparaiso Community SchoolsGrades 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 Pewamo silty clay loam, about 33% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN127, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.67 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Pewamo; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 2w of 8: moderate limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Pewamo; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
District details at NCES: Valparaiso Community Schools
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Deciduous 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)North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and WoodlandWhite Oak-Red Oak-Hickory Forest and Woodland, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils59% 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
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: this parcel’s sale history
ValparaisoParcels and flood1.2%in a FEMA flood zone11,702parcels on the rollHome facts
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not on Indiana's statewide parcel roll
- Buildings
- No building footprint mapped here (IGIO 2016-2020 LiDAR)
Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 15.744 mills (Center Township -003 district: Porter County, Center Township, Valparaiso Civil City, Valparaiso Community School Corporation, Porter County Public Library, Porter Co Airport Authority, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$1,480Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $94,000 gross assessed value × 15.744 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 Porter 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) | $94,000 | None | $94,000 | +29.8% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $72,400 | None | $72,400 | +0.3% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
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
- Tornado
- Relatively High
- Cold wave
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Hail
- Relatively Low
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively Low
- Heat wave
- Relatively Low
- Lightning
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Very Low
- Landslide
- Very Low
- Drought
- No RatingFEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel
- Sinkhole area (karst)
- Not in a mapped sinkhole areaAt the parcel's map point · Indiana Geological and Water Survey, sinkhole areas (Misc. Map 65) · as of Oct 2026
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
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $155,761± $66,136 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $388,700± $36,620 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,856± $297 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 96%± 7 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1971± 6 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 29 min± 7 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,402± 386 · 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 Porter County, nearest first.
- 173 Moorland Dr4.95 acres · Residential lot · 0.3 mi
- 3.38 acres of residential land near Valparaiso0.4 mi
- 165 Southport Ct8.8 acres · Residential lot · 0.5 mi
- 14.6 acres of residential land near Valparaiso0.5 mi
- 7.37 acres of residential land near Valparaiso0.6 mi
- 4.68 acres of residential land near Valparaiso0.6 mi
- 274 Joliet Rd2.51 acres · Residential lot · 0.8 mi
About these numbersSources, county file January 2025
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, January 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 Jan 1, 2025.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 640928226004000003
Coordinates: 41.4630° N, 87.1057° W