Property tax in Clinton County, Indiana
In Clinton County, the property tax bill comes from the Clinton County Treasurer. The 2025 pay 2026 bill is paid in 2 installments, and the next one is due November 10, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Clinton County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Clinton County, Indiana is $980 a year, which is about 0.6% of the county's median home value of $164,100. That effective rate is lower 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.
Who sends the property tax bill in Clinton County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Clinton County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Clinton County Assessor, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Property tax bills come from the Clinton County Treasurer in Frankfort and are mailed by April 15 with both the May and November coupons, so keep the fall coupon. Indiana bills a year in arrears: the 2025 assessment is taxed in two installments during 2026. Payments must match the coupon amount exactly. Online payments go through the county's payment vendor and cost 2.5% by card or $1.00 by e-check. You can also pay at the Treasurer's office on the second floor of the County Annex, by mail, at the check-only drop box on the north side of the annex, or at the First Financial Bank branch in Rossville during tax season. Deductions are filed with the County Auditor.
When are property taxes due in Clinton County?
For the 2025 pay 2026 bill, Clinton County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due May 11, 2026 and the last November 10, 2026. The next one due is the fall installment, on November 10, 2026. A 10% penalty is added the day after the due date. If earlier taxes are current, the penalty is only 5% for the first 30 days and goes to 10% on the 31st day. Another 10% is added to any unpaid taxes at each later installment due date. Partial payments do not stop late penalties.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Spring installment | May 11, 2026 (passed) | Indiana law sets May 10 and November 10 and makes a payment on time on the next business day when the date falls on a weekend or holiday. May 10, 2026 fell on a Sunday, so the spring installment was due Monday, May 11. |
| Fall installment | November 10, 2026 | November 10, 2026 is a Tuesday. Mailed payments must be postmarked on or before the due date. The Treasurer's page has not yet been updated from last year's dates; May 11 and November 10, 2026 are the dates the state publishes for every county. |
From Clinton County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. The county had not posted a calendar labeled for this cycle when we checked, so these dates come from state law and the county's standing schedule; the date on your bill is the one that binds you.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Clinton County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Clinton County's average effective rate of 0.6% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $985 / year
Property tax in Clinton County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $980 |
| Median home value | $164,100 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.6% |
| 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 Clinton County compare in Indiana?
Among Indiana's 92 counties, Clinton County has the 63rd highest effective property-tax rate: 62 rank higher and 29 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Indiana. Nationally, it ranks 2249th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Indiana county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Clinton County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Clinton County's 9,271 owner-occupied homes, 7.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 16.7% pay at least $2,000, and 38.6% pay under $800. Another 3.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 3,579 | 38.6% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 2,818 | 30.4% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,029 | 11.1% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 855 | 9.2% |
| $3,000 or more | 694 | 7.5% |
| No property tax paid | 296 | 3.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $956 and owners without one pay $1,022. That is within 10% either way, so in Clinton County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Clinton County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $980 is about 1.3% of the median income of Clinton County homeowner households, $77,938 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 74.2% of Clinton 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 Clinton County?
Yes. The median bill went from $839 in 2015-2019 to $980 in 2020-2024, a 16.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 47.2%, from $111,500 to $164,100. 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 Clinton County
Clinton County borders 7 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County, IN | 0.88% | $3,549 | $405,500 |
| Boone County, IN | 0.78% | $2,919 | $376,200 |
| Howard County, IN | 0.72% | $1,189 | $165,000 |
| Montgomery County, IN | 0.65% | $1,116 | $171,800 |
| Tipton County, IN | 0.65% | $1,139 | $174,600 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | 0.62% | $1,474 | $239,300 |
| Clinton County, IN (this county) | 0.6% | $980 | $164,100 |
| Carroll County, IN | 0.56% | $1,015 | $180,900 |
How is a home assessed in Clinton County?
Indiana assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Clinton County included. How Indiana assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Clinton 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 Clinton County. Indiana's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Indiana programs, Clinton County runs its own:
- Local income tax property tax credit: Clinton County dedicates part of its local income tax to property tax relief (the state certified about $4.42 million of this revenue for 2026). The money is applied as a credit on the tax bills of the kinds of property the county chose to cover, before the property tax caps are applied; there is no application.
How to appeal your Clinton County property assessment
In Clinton County you appeal to the Clinton County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA). The deadline: File Form 130 with the county assessor by June 15 of the assessment year if the notice of assessment (Form 11) was mailed before May 1. If the notice was mailed on or after May 1, the deadline is June 15 of the year the tax bill is mailed. A Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals decision can be appealed to the Indiana Board of Tax Review on Form 131 within 45 days. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Indiana's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Indiana rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Indiana page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Clinton County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Indiana income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Indiana actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Clinton County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Clinton 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.