Lake County property tax rates, 2026

Combined rates for each of 28 places, lowest first. Each page shows the rate of every taxing unit that makes up the total.

Lowest combined rate
1.6355ST. John Township
Highest combined rate
8.100Gary
Places
282026
ST. John Township 2 1.6355 1.6715
West Creek Township 1 1.8338 1.8338
Eagle Creek Township 1 1.8417 1.8417
Cedar Creek Township 1 1.8792 1.8792
Center Township 1 1.8931 1.8931
Merrillville 3 1.9017 2.4164
Hanover Township 1 1.9233 1.9233
Schererville 2 1.987 2.2507
Winfield Township 1 1.9905 1.9905
St. John 3 2.0043 2.324
Crown Point 3 2.2458 2.5095
Highland 1 2.415 2.415
Dyer 1 2.5288 2.5288
Winfield 2 2.5797 2.5797
Lowell 2 2.6272 2.6444
Griffith 2 2.6449 3.1891
Cedar Lake 4 2.6964 2.7193
Munster 1 2.8261 2.8261
Schneider 1 3.0045 3.0045
Hobart 4 3.0631 4.7024
Hobart Township 1 3.4134 3.4134
Hammond 1 3.7529 3.7529
Lake Station 3 3.7768 5.0061
Calumet Township 2 3.9337 3.9337
Whiting 1 4.2383 4.2383
New Chicago 1 4.294 4.294
East Chicago 1 4.7676 4.7676
Gary 3 7.471 8.100

Rates are per $100 of assessed value, 2026.

Source: Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, 2026 Certified Tax Rates by District. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Property tax in Lake County

In 2026, combined rates in Lake County run from 1.6355 in ST. John Township to 8.100 in Gary, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $4,906 to $24,300 a year before credits or relief.

Choose a place above to see each rate that makes up its total and estimate a bill, or read the Indiana property tax guide.