286 E Tratebas Rd, Chesterton, IN 46304 Property Records

Porter County property record for 286 E Tratebas Rd, Chesterton, IN 46304 · Last verified February 2026

Property Highlights

Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Bedrooms	3 Beds
Bathrooms	2 Baths
Year Built	Built 1960
Square Footage	988 sqft Living Area
Lot Size	43,996 sqft (1.01 acres)
Garage	Attached, 660 sqft
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Tax Bill	$1,811.00 (2024)

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`64-07-20-200-008.000-005`
Alternative APNs	`05000053300` `05000081529` `00000931622`

Interior

Bedrooms	3 Beds
Full Baths	2 Baths
Partial Baths	1 Partial Baths
Plumbing Fixtures	8 Plumbing Fixtures
Total Rooms	6 Rooms
Building Area	988 sqft Living Area
Basement Area	988 sqft Basement
Game Room	Game Room
Stories	1 Stories

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1960
Architectural Style	Other Style
Construction Type	Brick Construction
Roof Material	Asphalt Roof
Lot Area	43,996 sqft (1.01 acres)
Parking Spaces	3 Parking Spaces
Garage Type	Attached Garage
Garage Area	660 sqft Garage
Shed	1 Shed
Shed Area	192 sqft Shed
Topography	Rolling Topography

Utilities and HVAC

Cooling System	Central Cooling
Heating System	Other Heating

Location & Zoning

Account Number	00000931622
Old Parcel Number	05000081529
Street Address	286 E TRATEBAS RD
City	CHESTERTON
State	IN
Zip	46304-2556
Property Usage	Residential Property Usage
Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	W100 E935 S OF CTY RD & N OF A LN 1265.95 S OF N LN SEC NE 20-36-5 1.01A
Jurisdiction	PORTER IN
Minor Civil Division	JACKSON
Census Blockgroup	1
Census Block	1016
Census Tract	50106

Owner

Source: Porter County records · APN 64-07-20-200-008.000-005

Assessment roll updated July 1, 2025 · Last verified February 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	286 E TRATEBAS RD, CHESTERTON, IN 46304-2556
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Owner is an Individual, Couple or Unincorporated Entity

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Record Refreshed	Jun 08, 2026

July 2021: Transfer on Death Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Transfer on Death Deed
Jurisdiction	PORTER IN
Recording Date	Jul 07, 2021
Property Address	286 E TRATEBAS RD, CHESTERTON, IN 46304-2556
Document Number	0000020512
Instrument Date	Jul 01, 2021
Instrument	2021-020512
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Jul 19, 2021

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Additional	Interfamily Transfer

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	286 E TRATEBAS RD, CHESTERTON, IN 46304-2556

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Porter County records · Assessment roll updated July 1, 2025 · Last verified February 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Indiana
County	Porter County
County Subdivision	Jackson Township
Unified School District	Duneland School Corporation (KG - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025		$246,100 (+16.47%) Land $51,300 Building $194,800	$246,100 (+16.47%) Land $51,300 Building $194,800
2024	$1,811.00 (+17.67%)
2023	$1,539.00 (+0.79%)	$211,300 Land $39,800 Building $171,500	$211,300 Land $39,800 Building $171,500
2022	$1,527.00

Flood & Wildfire

286 E Tratebas Rd is in FEMA Zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, with direct wildfire exposure (Low risk).

Flood

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · Porter County (18127C), updated July 25, 2025

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal flood hazard · outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain
Special Flood Hazard Area	No

Wildfire

Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities · 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020

Wildfire Risk to Homes	Low 20th percentile of exposed land nationally · 73rd in Indiana
Wildfire Likelihood	Low — about 1 in 2,500 per year
Exposure	Direct burnable vegetation at the parcel

Values are read at the parcel center point; lenders make the official flood determination.