Mishawaka property tax rate

St. Joseph County, Indiana · 2026 rates

Combined rate, 2026

3.586to4.0477per $100 of assessed value, depending on where in Mishawaka the property is

4 tax areas · 7+ 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. Mishawaka 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 Mishawaka compares

  • Mishawaka's lowest combined rate, 3.586 per $100, is above the St. Joseph County median of 2.4825 and above the Indiana median of 1.7805.
  • In its Mishawaka - Harris area, the combined rate fell 8.1% from 2022 (3.9001) to 2026 (3.586).
  • Rates across Mishawaka's 4 tax districts differ by 0.4617 per $100, so the address matters.

Medians are of the lowest combined rate in each place, across 21 places in St. Joseph 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

Mishawaka - Clay

Taxing unitRateShare
St. Joseph CountyCounty 0.578114%
Clay TownshipTownship 0.02561%
City of MishawakaCity or town 1.885647%
South Bend Community School CorporationSchool district 1.177429%
St. Joseph County Public LibraryLibrary 0.24876%
South Bend Public TransportationSpecial district 0.09432%
St. Joseph AirportSpecial district 0.0381%
CombinedTotal as published 4.0477100%

Mishawaka - PHM School

Taxing unitRateShare
St. Joseph CountyCounty 0.578116%
Penn TownshipTownship 0.03031%
City of MishawakaCity or town 1.885652%
Penn-Harris-Madison-School CorporationSchool district 0.854124%
Mishawaka Public LibraryLibrary 0.12834%
South Bend Public TransportationSpecial district 0.09433%
St. Joseph AirportSpecial district 0.0381%
CombinedTotal as published 3.6087100%

Mishawaka-Penn

Taxing unitRateShare
St. Joseph CountyCounty 0.578114%
Penn TownshipTownship 0.03031%
City of MishawakaCity or town 1.885647%
Mishawaka City School CorporationSchool district 1.263131%
Mishawaka Public LibraryLibrary 0.12833%
South Bend Public TransportationSpecial district 0.09432%
St. Joseph AirportSpecial district 0.0381%
CombinedTotal as published 4.0177100%

Mishawaka - Harris

Taxing unitRateShare
St. Joseph CountyCounty 0.578116%
Harris TownshipTownship 0.00760%
City of MishawakaCity or town 1.885653%
Penn-Harris-Madison-School CorporationSchool district 0.854124%
Mishawaka Public LibraryLibrary 0.12834%
South Bend Public TransportationSpecial district 0.09433%
St. Joseph AirportSpecial district 0.0381%
CombinedTotal as published 3.586100%

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
Mishawaka - Clay4.55634.15414.19284.0477
Mishawaka - PHM School3.92523.67623.78933.6087
Mishawaka-Penn4.4274.08844.09974.0177
Mishawaka - Harris3.90013.65413.76533.586

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.

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].