Valparaiso property tax rate

Porter County, Indiana · 2026 rates

Combined rate, 2026

1.5132to2.4453per $100 of assessed value, depending on where in Valparaiso the property is

6 tax areas · 6+ 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. Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso compares

  • Valparaiso's lowest combined rate, 1.5132 per $100, is below the Porter County median of 1.7293 and below the Indiana median of 1.7805.
  • In its Valparaiso-Washington MTE 032 area, the combined rate fell 1.8% from 2025 (1.5408) to 2026 (1.5132).
  • Rates across Valparaiso's 6 tax districts differ by 0.9321 per $100, so the address matters.

Medians are of the lowest combined rate in each place, across 22 places in Porter 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

Center Township -003

Taxing unitRateShare
Porter CountyCounty 0.340422%
Center TownshipTownship 0.02081%
City of ValparaisoCity or town 0.255616%
Valparaiso Community School CorporationSchool district 0.891157%
Porter County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05794%
Porter Co Airport AuthoritySpecial district 0.00861%
CombinedTotal as published 1.5744100%

Valparaiso Corporation -004

Taxing unitRateShare
Porter CountyCounty 0.340414%
Center TownshipTownship 0.02081%
City of ValparaisoCity or town 1.126546%
Valparaiso Community School CorporationSchool district 0.891136%
Porter County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05792%
Porter Co Airport AuthoritySpecial district 0.00860%
CombinedTotal as published 2.4453100%

Valparaiso-Washington -029

Taxing unitRateShare
Porter CountyCounty 0.340414%
Washington TownshipTownship 0.01691%
City of ValparaisoCity or town 1.126547%
East Porter County School CorporationSchool district 0.833835%
Porter County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05792%
Porter Co Airport AuthoritySpecial district 0.00860%
CombinedTotal as published 2.3841100%

Valparaiso-Morgan -030

Taxing unitRateShare
Porter CountyCounty 0.340414%
Morgan TownshipTownship 0.00950%
City of ValparaisoCity or town 1.126547%
East Porter County School CorporationSchool district 0.833835%
Porter County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05792%
Porter Co Airport AuthoritySpecial district 0.00860%
CombinedTotal as published 2.3767100%

Valparaiso-Center MTE-031

Taxing unitRateShare
Porter CountyCounty 0.340422%
Center TownshipTownship 0.02081%
City of ValparaisoCity or town 0.255616%
Valparaiso Community School CorporationSchool district 0.891157%
Porter County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05794%
Porter Co Airport AuthoritySpecial district 0.00861%
CombinedTotal as published 1.5744100%

Valparaiso-Washington MTE 032

Taxing unitRateShare
Porter CountyCounty 0.340422%
Washington TownshipTownship 0.01691%
City of ValparaisoCity or town 0.255617%
East Porter County School CorporationSchool district 0.833855%
Porter County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05794%
Porter Co Airport AuthoritySpecial district 0.00861%
CombinedTotal as published 1.5132100%

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

Estimate your 2026 bill

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 district2022202320252026
Center Township -0031.91061.71631.60361.5744
Valparaiso Corporation -0042.86722.6262.50112.4453
Valparaiso-Washington -0292.67322.55222.43832.3841
Valparaiso-Morgan -0302.66612.5452.43012.3767
Valparaiso-Center MTE-0311.91061.71631.60361.5744
Valparaiso-Washington MTE 032——1.54081.5132

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.

Places in Porter County with similar rates

See all 22 places in Porter 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].