Property tax in Noble County, Indiana
In Noble County, the property tax bill comes from the Noble 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 Noble County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Noble County, Indiana is $1,310 a year, which is about 0.67% of the county's median home value of $196,800. 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.
Who sends the property tax bill in Noble County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Noble County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Noble 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.
The Noble County Treasurer mails one bill a year, in April, covering both installments; if yours has not arrived by the end of April, call the office before the due date, because a missing bill does not excuse a penalty. Indiana bills a year in arrears: the 2025 assessment is taxed in two installments during 2026. The Noble County Assessor values property and takes appeals. The Treasurer lists several ways to pay online or by phone, including a site that offers payment plans. The 2026 tax sale is October 5, 2026, and since June 1, 2026 properties eligible for that sale can be paid off only with certified funds (cash, money order or cashier's check).
When are property taxes due in Noble County?
For the 2025 pay 2026 bill, Noble 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. Penalties are added to any balance unpaid after the due date. Under state law, an installment paid within 30 days after the due date on a property with no back taxes carries a 5% penalty on the unpaid tax. If it is still unpaid after 30 days, or earlier taxes on the property are unpaid, the penalty is 10%. Unpaid real estate taxes can lead to the county tax sale.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Spring installment | May 11, 2026 (passed) | Taxes are due May 10 and November 10 unless the date falls on a weekend or holiday, in which case the due date is the next business day. May 10, 2026 was a Sunday, so the spring installment was due Monday, May 11. |
| Fall installment | November 10, 2026 | November 10, 2026 is a Tuesday. A mailed payment is on time if the post office mark is dated by the due date; do not mail cash. |
From Noble County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Noble County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Noble County's average effective rate of 0.67% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,319 / year
Property tax in Noble County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,310 |
| Median home value | $196,800 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.67% |
| 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 Noble County compare in Indiana?
Among Indiana's 92 counties, Noble County has the 41st highest effective property-tax rate: 40 rank higher and 51 rank lower. That is near the middle for Indiana. Nationally, it ranks 1985th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Indiana county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Noble County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Noble County's 14,025 owner-occupied homes, 12.1% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 28.4% pay at least $2,000, and 26.3% pay under $800. Another 3.8% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 3,693 | 26.3% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 4,130 | 29.4% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,685 | 12% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 2,290 | 16.3% |
| $3,000 or more | 1,696 | 12.1% |
| No property tax paid | 531 | 3.8% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,317 and owners without one pay $1,295. That is within 10% either way, so in Noble County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Noble County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,310 is about 1.6% of the median income of Noble County homeowner households, $81,772 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 77.1% of Noble 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 Noble County?
Yes. The median bill went from $859 in 2015-2019 to $1,310 in 2020-2024, a 52.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 56.4%, from $125,800 to $196,800.
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 Noble County
Noble County borders 7 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart County, IN | 0.82% | $1,717 | $210,400 |
| Allen County, IN | 0.79% | $1,689 | $214,900 |
| Whitley County, IN | 0.7% | $1,537 | $219,400 |
| Noble County, IN (this county) | 0.67% | $1,310 | $196,800 |
| DeKalb County, IN | 0.62% | $1,205 | $194,100 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | 0.6% | $1,303 | $216,000 |
| Steuben County, IN | 0.57% | $1,242 | $216,200 |
| LaGrange County, IN | 0.55% | $1,403 | $255,900 |
How is a home assessed in Noble County?
Indiana assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Noble County included. How Indiana assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Noble 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 Noble County. Indiana's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Indiana programs, Noble County runs its own:
- Local income tax property tax credit: Noble County has adopted a local income tax rate for property tax relief (the state certified about $3.4 million of this revenue for 2026), and it is applied as a credit on property tax bills; there is no application.
How to appeal your Noble County property assessment
In Noble County you appeal to the Noble County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA). The deadline: The 2026 notices of assessment were mailed April 29, 2026, so the deadline to appeal the 2026 assessment was June 15, 2026, and it has passed. File Form 130 with the Noble County Assessor. When a notice of assessment is mailed before May 1, the deadline is June 15 of that year; when it is mailed on or after May 1, state law sets the deadline at June 15 of the year the tax bill is mailed. A board decision can be appealed to the Indiana Board of Tax Review on Form 131. 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 Noble 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 Noble County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Noble 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.