Franklin Union Needham Township property tax rate

Johnson County, Indiana · 2026 rates

Combined rate, 2026

1.6009to2.0982per $100 of assessed value, depending on where in Franklin Union Needham Township the property is

10 tax areas · 5+ taxing units each

Why the rate depends on the address

An Indiana property is taxed by every unit its tax district covers: the county, the township, the city or town if it's in one, the school corporation, the library and any special districts. Franklin Union Needham Township spans more than one combination of these, so this page shows each one.

Your tax bill, or your county's appraisal or assessment office, lists the units for your property.

How Franklin Union Needham Township compares

Franklin Union Needham Township's lowest combined rate, 1.6009 per $100, is below the Johnson County median of 1.7738 and below the Indiana median of 1.7805.
In its Franklin City Franklin Township-MTE area, the combined rate fell 23.0% from 2022 (2.0788) to 2026 (1.6009).
Rates across Franklin Union Needham Township's 10 tax districts differ by 0.4973 per $100, so the address matters.

Medians are of the lowest combined rate in each place, across 15 places in Johnson County. Percent changes compare two published rates; a rate change isn't the same as a bill change, because values change too.

What's in the rate

Show the breakdown for all 10 tax districts

Franklin Township

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	18%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0448	3%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	75%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	4%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
CombinedTotal as published	1.6353	100%

Franklin Township Amity FPD

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	17%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0104	1%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	72%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	3%
Amity Fire ProtectionSpecial district	0.1037	6%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
CombinedTotal as published	1.7046	100%

Franklin Township Needham FPD

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	17%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0104	1%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	71%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	3%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
Needham Fire Protection DistrictSpecial district	0.140	8%
CombinedTotal as published	1.7409	100%

Franklin Township Bargersville FPD

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	14%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0104	0%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	59%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	3%
Bargersville Fire ProtectionSpecial district	0.4973	24%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
CombinedTotal as published	2.0982	100%

Needham Township Needham FPD

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	17%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0104	1%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	71%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	3%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
Needham Fire Protection DistrictSpecial district	0.140	8%
CombinedTotal as published	1.7409	100%

Needham Township Amity FPD

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	17%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0104	1%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	72%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	3%
Amity Fire ProtectionSpecial district	0.1037	6%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
CombinedTotal as published	1.7046	100%

Union Township

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	17%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0104	1%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	71%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	3%
Hensley Fire ProtectionSpecial district	0.1436	8%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
CombinedTotal as published	1.7445	100%

Union Township BFPD

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	14%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0104	0%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	59%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	3%
Bargersville Fire ProtectionSpecial district	0.4973	24%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
CombinedTotal as published	2.0982	100%

Hensley FPD Franklin Township

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	17%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0104	1%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	71%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	3%
Hensley Fire ProtectionSpecial district	0.1436	8%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
CombinedTotal as published	1.7445	100%

Franklin City Franklin Township-MTE

Taxing unit	Rate	Share
Johnson CountyCounty	0.2899	18%
Franklin Union Needham TownshipTownship	0.0104	1%
Franklin Community School CorporationSchool district	1.2346	77%
Johnson County Public LibraryLibrary	0.0587	4%
Johnson County Solid WasteSpecial district	0.0073	0%
CombinedTotal as published	1.6009	100%

Rates are per $100 of assessed value. Shares show how much of the combined rate each unit makes up.

Estimate your 2026 bill

Part of Franklin Union Needham Township Taxable value

Use the net assessed value from your notice, after deductions such as the homestead deductions.

Estimated annual tax before unit-specific exemptions

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Indiana caps a bill at 1% of gross assessed value for a homestead, 2% for other residential property and farmland, and 3% for other property. If this estimate is above your cap, expect the cap instead.

Combined rate by year

Tax district	2022	2023	2025	2026
Franklin Township	2.1308	2.0141	1.8097	1.6353
Franklin Township Amity FPD	2.2048	2.0749	1.867	1.7046
Franklin Township Needham FPD	2.2388	2.1084	1.8994	1.7409
Franklin Township Bargersville FPD	2.408	2.4173	2.2227	2.0982
Needham Township Needham FPD	2.2388	2.1084	1.8994	1.7409
Needham Township Amity FPD	2.2048	2.0749	1.867	1.7046
Union Township	2.1921	2.1388	1.9222	1.7445
Union Township BFPD	2.408	2.4173	2.2227	2.0982
Hensley FPD Franklin Township	2.1921	2.1388	1.9222	1.7445
Franklin City Franklin Township-MTE	2.0788	1.966	1.7588	1.6009

Combined rate per $100 of assessed value, as published for each year. A dash means no rate is on file for that year, or the district changed.

Other places in Johnson County

How property tax works in Indiana

Our Indiana property tax guide covers how assessments and rates work, when bills are due, relief programs and how to appeal.

Where these rates come from

Source: Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, 2026 Certified Tax Rates by District. Retrieved 2026-10-27.

Rates are shown exactly as published. Where the state doesn't publish a combined total, the combined figure is the sum of the published unit rates and is labelled that way. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].