Property tax in Allen County, Indiana

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Allen County, Indiana is $1,689 a year, which is about 0.79% of the county's median home value of $214,900. That effective rate is higher than the typical Indiana county (0.66%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Allen County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Allen County's average effective rate of 0.79% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $1,698 / year

Property tax in Allen County at a glance

Allen County, Indiana property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,689
Median home value	$214,900
Effective tax rate	0.79%
Typical Indiana county rate	0.66%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Allen County compare in Indiana?

Among Indiana's 92 counties, Allen County has the 12th highest effective property-tax rate: 11 rank higher and 80 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 1601st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Indiana county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Allen County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Allen County's 107,825 owner-occupied homes, 17.4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 37.2% pay at least $2,000, and 18.8% pay under $800. Another 3.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Allen County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	20,288	18.8%
$800 to $1,499	24,496	22.7%
$1,500 to $1,999	18,870	17.5%
$2,000 to $2,999	21,338	19.8%
$3,000 or more	18,815	17.4%
No property tax paid	4,018	3.7%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,720 and owners without one pay $1,622. That is within 10% either way, so in Allen County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.

How does the Allen County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,689 is about 2% of the median income of Allen County homeowner households, $86,605 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 68.9% of Allen County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Allen County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,189 in 2015-2019 to $1,689 in 2020-2024, a 42.1% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 66.2%, from $129,300 to $214,900. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Allen County

Allen County borders 9 counties, 3 of them across the state line.

Allen County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Defiance County, OH	1.07%	$1,750	$163,200
Paulding County, OH	1.03%	$1,450	$140,800
Van Wert County, OH	0.91%	$1,387	$152,000
Allen County, IN (this county)	0.79%	$1,689	$214,900
Adams County, IN	0.77%	$1,373	$178,400
Huntington County, IN	0.71%	$1,148	$161,600
Whitley County, IN	0.7%	$1,537	$219,400
Noble County, IN	0.67%	$1,310	$196,800
DeKalb County, IN	0.62%	$1,205	$194,100
Wells County, IN	0.54%	$1,065	$197,600

How is a home assessed in Allen County?

Indiana assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Allen County included. How Indiana assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Allen County?

Yes, but it is shrinking. Indiana's homestead standard deduction is $40,000 for assessment year 2026 and reaches $0 from 2030; a bill paid in 2026 reflects the $48,000 figure. That is the Indiana rule, and it applies in Allen County. Indiana's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Allen County?

Two installments, customarily due May 10 and November 10 of the year after the January 1 assessment, moving to the next business day when they fall on a weekend. One statement covering both is mailed in spring. Late payment costs 5% within 30 days, 10% after.

Indiana splits the bill into 2 installments. That is the Indiana rule. Allen County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Allen County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County or township assessor, then the Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals, then the Indiana Board of Tax Review. The filing deadline is typically June 15 of the assessment year if your Form 11 notice was mailed before May 1, otherwise June 15 of the year the bill was mailed. That is the Indiana rule; Allen County sets the exact dates and forms. The Indiana appeal process step by step.

Indiana rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Indiana page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Allen County, Indiana: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.