40 acres of farm and timber land near Grovertown, Starke County
400 N (Rear), Grovertown, IN · Parcel 750327400012000009
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file
- Ground32% wetlands · soils very limited for septic
- ValueTax value $66.1k, 2025 roll · no recorded transfer since 2019 on the county rolls
- Acres40About 27.2 of 40 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Starke County yet
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazardFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- IDNR best available floodAAt the parcel's map point · IDNR Division of Water, Best Available Flood Hazard map · read Oct 2026
- Wetlands32% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$66.1kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleNo recorded transfer since 2019 on the county rolls
- Road accessNo public road frontageThe parcel line does not touch a public road; the deed says how it is reached · Roads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- City or townUnincorporatedStarke County
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itStarke County, outside city limitsUnincorporated land
- Section, township, rangeSection 27, Township 34 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 Aug 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 700–720 ft above sea level; average slope 2.4%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysState Rd 23 0.3 mi; US Hwy 31 interchange 12.6 mi, 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 71 ft (middle half 42–88 ft)From 11 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1960–1976; water level 14 ft below ground. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyHamlet Park, 4 miCity land, open to the public. 157 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 districtOregon-Davis School CorporationGrades 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 classFarmland of statewide importanceMap unit Houghton muck, drained, prairie peninsula, 0 to 1 percent slopes, about 48% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN149, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.93 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Houghton; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 3w of 8: severe limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Houghton; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Cropland rent$170 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Oregon-Davis School Corporation
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Grass or pasture 2024–2025; deciduous forest 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
- Hydric soils64% 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)$170 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate: 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. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flagsConservation easement on this parcelGroundwork check of public lists: USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025
- 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
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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Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 15.006 mills (Oregon district: Starke County, Oregon Township, Oregon-Davis School Corporation, Starke County Public Library, Starke County Airport Authority, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$990Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $66,100 gross assessed value × 15.006 mills
How we compute this
Pay or check a bill at the Starke County Treasurer.
Due dates
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $66,100 | Not on the roll | $66,100 | -7.0% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $71,100 | Not on the roll | $71,100 | +20.1% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Starke County sold for:
- Lots under 1 acre: $15k–$33k a lot (13 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $20k
- 1 to 10 acres: $9.8k–$17.9k an acre (12 sales, Nov 2023–Sep 2026); median $13.4k
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 townshipOregon 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
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively moderate
- Hail
- Relatively low
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Earthquake
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Very low
- Landslide
- Very low
- Drought
- No ratingNo expected annual loss computed for this tract
How we compute this
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10Insured buildings in this census tract
How we compute this
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $58,571± $15,533
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $142,600± $43,033
- Median rent (gross)
- $919± $111 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%± 13 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1979± 6 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 30 min± 9 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,503± 363
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.
How we compute this
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Starke County, nearest first.
- 2.38 acres of residential land near Hamlet0.5 mi
- 2.61 acres of residential land near Hamlet0.5 mi
- 28 acres of residential land near Groverton0.6 mi
- 3848 N Sr233.75 acres · Residential lot · 0.7 mi
- 4 acres of residential land near Groverton0.9 mi
- 4.88 acres of residential land near Hamlet0.9 mi
- 15.4 acres of residential land near Groverton1.0 mi
- 550 N - 1/2 Mi W of 1200 E3 acres · Residential lot · 2.1 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Starke County: 491 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file September 2025
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 typical prices per acre for land this size in Indiana. Not tested to our accuracy standard. Half of past estimates were within ±45% (measured statewide); the range covers about 8 in 10. Land only; any building is not included.
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: 750327400012000009
Coordinates: 41.3657° N, 86.5122° W