Property Taxes
In Indiana, the issue of property taxes has been an issue of hot debate and Indiana General Assembly oversight. On this page are some key resources for persons interested in learning more about property taxes, recent reports, and resources.
FHCCI Resources:
Indiana Specific Information:
- Senate Enrolled Act 1 – Local government finance, Indiana General Assembly (2025)
- Indiana Property Tax Appeals
- Prepare for a Tax Sale, City of Indianapolis
- The Property Assessment Appeals Process, City of Indianapolis
- How We Got Here from There: A Chronology of Indiana Property Tax Laws, Dagney Faulk, Ph.D., Indiana Business Research Center
- Does the Tax Sale Deliver? Evaluating Outcomes in Muncie, Indiana, Muncie Land Bank
- An Evaluation of Property Tax Regressivity in Marion County, Indiana, Center for Municipal Finance
- The Indiana Property Tax Reform of 2025 – An Analysis of Potential Effects, Larry DeBoer, Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, November 2025
- Indiana Property Taxes at a Glance, Lincoln Institute on Land Policy, 2018
Reports of Interest:
- Property Taxes Aren’t the Cause of Our Housing Crisis, They’re a Solution to It, Josie Faass, April 8, 2026
- How Do Real Property Taxes Work? The ITEP Guide to State & Local Taxes, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
- Illinois is the last state to unlawfully strip wealth from homeowners caught in tax foreclosure, and Injustice Watch, May 16, 2025
- Housing Affordability and Property Taxes: How to Actually Move the Needle, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, March 19, 2025
- Racial Inequality in Property Tax Appeals: Evidence from Field Experiments with Homeowners and Assessors, Justin Holz (University of Michigan), David Novgorodsky (Walmart), Andrew Simon (University of Virginia), July 2024
- Levied: Rectifying Hamilton County’s (Ohio) Racial and Economic Unjust Property Taxes, Junia Howell, June 2024
- Preventing an Overload: How Property Tax Circuit Breakers Promote Housing Affordability, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, May 11, 2023
- 40 Years of local income taxes in Indiana: Trends, challenges, and implications for the future, Matt Nagle, Indiana University Public Policy Institute, November 2012
