Elkhart County, Indiana Tax Assessors' Office
Elkhart County Assessor 117 North Second Street
Goshen, Indiana 46526
574-535-6646 (Fax) Where is the Elkhart County Tax Assessor's Office?
What can the Elkhart County Assessor's Office do for me?
The Elkhart County Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in Elkhart County.
Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.
Submitting a Elkhart County property tax appeal
If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.
You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.
If you would like to appeal your property, call the Elkhart County Assessor's Office at (574) 535 6700 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.
For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.
Useful Elkhart County Facts:
The median home value in Elkhart County is between $125,891.00 and $130,109.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact Elkhart County?
You can try contacting the Elkhart County local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.
The county seat for Elkhart County is located in the County Courthouse in Goshen, which is where the Elkhart County Assessors' Office is also located. You can direct your general inquiries to Elkhart County with the contact info listed below.
Elkhart County Phone Number
Elkhart County County Courthouse Address
County Courthouse
117 N. Second Street
Goshen, IN 46526-3231
Useful Elkhart County Links:
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Elkhart County Tax Records
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Elkhart County Government Homepage
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Elkhart County Tax Records
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Elkhart County Assessors' Office Homepage