3.76-acre residential lot near Santa Claus, Spencer County
SR 245, Santa Claus, IN · Parcel 740501401002000005
County file September 2025
- Acres3.76County roll: 3.76 ac. Drawn outline measures 3.17 ac (county GIS, Sep 2025)
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, September 2025
- ZoningZoning set by Town of Santa Claus; no zoning map on file
- Flood zoneX
- Tax value (county)$21.9kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last recorded saleMay 1, 2018
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage311 ft on State Rd 245
- BuildingNone on the roll
- City or townSanta Claus
- WaterPublicPer the county assessor's record
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 1, Township 5 South, Range 5 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 469–497 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
- Traffic countAbout 2,900 vehicles a daySR 245, 2024 average daily count for the road segment, not the driveway (FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System)
- Well depth nearbyMedian 302 ft (middle half 156–852 ft)10 well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1952–2013; bedrock at 8 ft (Indiana DNR well records). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyLincoln State Park, 3.8 miState Park and Recreation, open to the public, 1,741 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtNorth Spencer County 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
District details at NCES: North Spencer County School Corporation
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 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana, IncInvestor-owned utility · IURC electric service territories map, edited Aug 2026: a visual aid, not the legal ruling
- Water system areaInside the service area of Santa Claus Water Utility (EPA modeled boundary)Public water system IN5274010 · EPA public water system service areas, edited May 2026: EPA modeled this boundary, which often differs from the actual one. 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.
- Other recordsOil or gas well nearbyGroundwork check of public lists: Indiana DNR Division of Oil and Gas / Indiana Geological and Water Survey, as of 2025-06-26
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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Santa ClausParcels and flood0.6%in a FEMA flood zone3,037parcels on the rollProperty tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 18.468 mills (Santa Claus Town Clay Township district: Spencer County, Clay Township, Santa Claus Civil Town, North Spencer County School Corporation, Lincoln Heritage Public Library, Spencer County Solid Waste Mgmt Dist, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$400Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $21,900 gross assessed value × 18.468 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 Spencer 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) | $21,900 | None | $21,900 | No change |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $21,900 | None | $21,900 | No change |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Spencer County sold for:
- Lots under 1 acre: $4,000–$7,600 a lot (40 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $5,000
- 10 acres or more: $6,500–$7,400 an acre (13 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $7,000
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
- Hail
- Relatively High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively Moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively Moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively Low
- Drought
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Relatively Low
- Landslide
- Relatively Low
- 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
- $99,286± $35,337 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $261,800± $17,506 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,268± $123 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 91%± 3 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1995± 2 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 28 min± 5 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,958± 205 · 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 Spencer County, nearest first.
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: 740501401002000005
Coordinates: 38.1100° N, 86.9079° W