Property tax in Greene County, Indiana

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The median property tax bill in Greene County, Indiana is $896 a year, which is about 0.58% of the county's median home value of $153,200. 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.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Greene County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Greene County's average effective rate of 0.58% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.


Estimated property tax: $889 / year

Property tax in Greene County at a glance

Greene County, Indiana property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
MeasureValue
Median annual property tax$896
Median home value$153,200
Effective tax rate0.58%
Typical Indiana county rate0.66%
National median county rate0.81%

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 Greene County compare in Indiana?

Among Indiana's 92 counties, Greene County has the 71st highest effective property-tax rate: 70 rank higher and 21 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Indiana. Nationally, it ranks 2327th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Indiana county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Greene County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Greene County's 10,093 owner-occupied homes, 6.6% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 16.3% pay at least $2,000, and 43.6% pay under $800. Another 3.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Greene County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual billHomesShare
Under $8004,39943.6%
$800 to $1,4992,69126.7%
$1,500 to $1,9999999.9%
$2,000 to $2,9999809.7%
$3,000 or more6676.6%
No property tax paid3573.5%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $946 and owners without one pay $800. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

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

The median property tax bill of $896 is about 1.2% of the median income of Greene County homeowner households, $72,029 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 77% of Greene 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 Greene County?

Yes. The median bill went from $774 in 2015-2019 to $896 in 2020-2024, a 15.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 57%, from $97,600 to $153,200. 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 Greene County

Greene County borders 8 counties.

Greene County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
CountyEffective rateMedian billMedian home value
Monroe County, IN0.71%$2,036$285,200
Daviess County, IN0.69%$1,351$197,200
Knox County, IN0.68%$933$137,700
Owen County, IN0.66%$1,145$172,400
Sullivan County, IN0.61%$799$131,100
Lawrence County, IN0.6%$1,049$175,000
Greene County, IN (this county)0.58%$896$153,200
Martin County, IN0.54%$865$159,400
Clay County, IN0.41%$627$153,000

How is a home assessed in Greene County?

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

Is there a homestead exemption in Greene 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 Greene County. Indiana's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Greene 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. Greene County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Greene 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; Greene 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.

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