Louisiana property taxes by county
Across Louisiana, the median owner-occupied home pays $1,180 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $216,500 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.545%. That ranks Louisiana #40 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page carries all 64 Louisiana county-equivalents in the Census data — 64 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, home value, income, or five-year change. 4 of them also carry a full detail card here — every median with its Census margin of error, both rankings, the six nearest counties, and the five-year change. It also sets out how property tax actually works in Louisiana: how property is assessed, which exemptions exist and who qualifies, the deadline and body for an appeal, and the payment schedule and penalties — each hand-sourced from official Louisiana sources. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 0.545%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $1,180 ± $13
- Median home value
- $216,500
- Median household income
- $60,756
- National rank
- #40 of 51
- County-equivalents
- 64
Median real-estate taxes ÷ median home value — a ratio of two independently-estimated medians, not a statutory (millage) rate.
How property tax varies across Louisiana
Across Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents with a published rate, the effective property-tax rate runs from 0.825% in Orleans Parish down to 0.149% in East Feliciana Parish — a 5.5× spread inside a single state, which is why a statewide average tells a buyer very little.
Orleans Parish carries both the state's highest effective rate (0.825%) and its largest median bill ($2,606) — an unusual alignment; in most states the two rank differently because home values vary more than rates do.
Measured against the national median effective rate of 0.937%, 0 of Louisiana's 64 ranked counties sit above it and 64 below. Louisiana as a whole ranks #40 of 51 (1 = highest).
Median home value statewide is $216,500, but within Louisiana it ranges from $315,700 in Orleans Parish to $77,300 in St. Helena Parish — the denominator of the effective rate, and the main reason two counties with similar bills can show very different rates.
Statewide, the median real-estate tax bill equals about 1.9% of median household income. That share is heaviest in Orleans Parish (4.6%) and lightest in West Carroll Parish (0.4%).
Comparing the non-overlapping Census periods 2015–2019 and 2020–2024, median real-estate taxes rose by a statistically significant amount in 44 of Louisiana's 59 counties with a comparable trend, fell significantly in 0, and showed no statistically significant change in 15.
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Every Louisiana county
All 64 Louisiana county-equivalents in the Census data (64 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort. Counties in bold have a full detail card further down this page — margins of error, nearby counties, and their five-year trend.
| Orleans Parish | 0.825% | $2,606 | $3,105 | $1,864 | $315,700 | $56,631 | 4.6% | #1 | #1520 | +45.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Tammany Parish | 0.714% | $2,028 | $2,191 | $1,734 | $284,000 | $81,202 | 2.5% | #2 | #1838 | +16.3% |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 0.666% | $1,656 | $1,831 | $1,340 | $248,800 | $63,071 | 2.6% | #3 | #2018 | +40% |
| Bossier Parish | 0.636% | $1,445 | $1,728 | $957 | $227,200 | $69,617 | 2.1% | #4 | #2125 | +34.4% |
| West Feliciana Parish | 0.633% | $1,556 | $1,940 | $920 | $245,700 | $77,452 | 2.0% | #5 | #2137 | +30.4% |
| Caddo Parish | 0.618% | $1,085 | $1,400 | $596 | $175,700 | $50,705 | 2.1% | #6 | #2191 | +7.3% |
| St. Helena Parish | 0.607% | $469 | $796 | $355 | $77,300 | $41,934 | 1.1% | #7 | #2237 | +67.5% |
| Grant Parish | 0.602% | $862 | $1,112 | $565 | $143,300 | $64,016 | 1.4% | #8 | #2260 | +69% |
| St. Charles Parish | 0.592% | $1,562 | $1,686 | $1,313 | $263,700 | $80,897 | 1.9% | #9 | #2298 | +29.8% |
| Lafayette Parish | 0.568% | $1,380 | $1,532 | $1,109 | $242,900 | $67,451 | 2.0% | #10 | #2380 | +33.1% |
| Rapides Parish | 0.552% | $1,000 | $1,343 | $504 | $181,100 | $54,967 | 1.8% | #11 | #2451 | +41.2% |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 0.544% | $1,251 | $1,347 | $1,026 | $229,900 | $87,299 | 1.4% | #12 | #2480 | +26.5% |
| Ascension Parish | 0.543% | $1,519 | $1,667 | $1,075 | $279,600 | $91,549 | 1.7% | #13 | #2483 | +31.6% |
| Ouachita Parish | 0.542% | $1,054 | $1,217 | $708 | $194,400 | $54,688 | 1.9% | #14 | #2490 | +49.1% |
| Lafourche Parish | 0.535% | $1,038 | $1,333 | $694 | $193,900 | $63,135 | 1.6% | #15 | #2515 | +55.9% |
| St. James Parish | 0.525% | $1,113 | $1,456 | $853 | $211,800 | $65,531 | 1.7% | #16 | #2551 | +40.9% |
| Vernon Parish | 0.525% | $819 | $1,148 | $345 | $156,000 | $57,270 | 1.4% | #17 | #2555 | +46% |
| Jefferson Parish | 0.522% | $1,312 | $1,594 | $951 | $251,400 | $65,252 | 2.0% | #18 | #2574 | +35.7% |
| Plaquemines Parish | 0.504% | $1,427 | $1,726 | $1,076 | $282,900 | $86,315 | 1.6% | #19 | #2623 | +49.6% |
| St. Bernard Parish | 0.475% | $961 | $1,036 | $708 | $202,500 | $58,651 | 1.6% | #20 | #2719 | +30.9% |
| Cameron Parish | 0.462% | $936 | $929 | $936 | $202,500 | $75,278 | 1.2% | #22 | #2755 | +23.2% |
| Lincoln Parish | 0.462% | $971 | $1,321 | $686 | $210,100 | $39,172 | 2.5% | #23 | #2756 | +21.2% |
| Livingston Parish | 0.462% | $1,066 | $1,278 | $609 | $230,600 | $80,122 | 1.3% | #21 | #2754 | +21.4% |
| Union Parish | 0.460% | $518 | $693 | $413 | $112,500 | $42,885 | 1.2% | #24 | #2762 | +51.5% |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 0.454% | $877 | $1,015 | $663 | $193,200 | $66,630 | 1.3% | #25 | #2779 | +41% |
| Terrebonne Parish | 0.447% | $836 | $1,014 | $663 | $187,200 | $64,836 | 1.3% | #26 | #2808 | +45.6% |
| Calcasieu Parish | 0.446% | $968 | $1,266 | $654 | $217,000 | $67,564 | 1.4% | #28 | #2811 | +31.9% |
| Morehouse Parish | 0.446% | $530 | $783 | $384 | $118,800 | $39,454 | 1.3% | #27 | #2810 | +46.8% |
| Caldwell Parish | 0.445% | $415 | $1,260 | $199 | $93,300 | $47,028 | 0.9% | #30 | #2820 | +30.9% |
| LaSalle Parish | 0.445% | $532 | $840 | $464 | $119,500 | $68,497 | 0.8% | #29 | #2816 | +7.7% |
| St. Martin Parish | 0.442% | $725 | $974 | $391 | $164,200 | $55,960 | 1.3% | #31 | #2827 | +33% |
| Natchitoches Parish | 0.441% | $755 | $1,037 | $445 | $171,300 | $46,292 | 1.6% | #32 | #2828 | +40.9% |
| Claiborne Parish | 0.434% | $356 | $439 | $278 | $82,100 | $32,831 | 1.1% | #33 | #2847 | +41.3% |
| Red River Parish | 0.423% | $506 | $702 | $314 | $119,700 | $49,167 | 1.0% | #34 | #2874 | +96.9% |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 0.414% | $882 | $986 | $554 | $212,900 | $56,760 | 1.6% | #35 | #2892 | +21.2% |
| Sabine Parish | 0.393% | $484 | $598 | $339 | $123,100 | $50,329 | 1.0% | #36 | #2938 | +58.7% |
| St. Mary Parish | 0.392% | $545 | $658 | $447 | $138,900 | $52,576 | 1.0% | #37 | #2939 | +33.6% |
| Concordia Parish | 0.370% | $384 | $632 | $255 | $103,800 | $39,943 | 1.0% | #38 | #2978 | +63.4% |
| Assumption Parish | 0.367% | $552 | $917 | $375 | $150,300 | $51,423 | 1.1% | #39 | #2981 | +23.2% |
| Vermilion Parish | 0.361% | $589 | $981 | $319 | $163,300 | $55,707 | 1.1% | #40 | #2991 | +63.2% |
| Iberia Parish | 0.360% | $593 | $807 | $453 | $164,500 | $56,961 | 1.0% | #41 | #2992 | +31.8% |
| Webster Parish | 0.360% | $412 | $667 | $297 | $114,500 | $41,182 | 1.0% | #42 | #2993 | +30% |
| Beauregard Parish | 0.356% | $576 | $914 | $309 | $161,700 | $65,944 | 0.9% | #43 | #2997 | +25.8% |
| De Soto Parish | 0.349% | $540 | $1,073 | $310 | $154,900 | $48,578 | 1.1% | #44 | #3006 | +56.5% |
| Washington Parish | 0.326% | $507 | $831 | $388 | $155,700 | $45,380 | 1.1% | #45 | #3033 | +34.1% |
| Madison Parish | 0.325% | $313 | $380 | $235 | $96,200 | $35,456 | 0.9% | #46 | #3035 | — |
| Iberville Parish | 0.322% | $556 | $900 | $264 | $172,800 | $54,000 | 1.0% | #47 | #3041 | +30.2% |
| Catahoula Parish | 0.319% | $325 | $397 | $199 | $101,800 | $50,275 | 0.7% | #48 | #3050 | +32.1% |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 0.315% | $565 | $768 | $388 | $179,300 | $65,961 | 0.9% | #49 | #3059 | +55.2% |
| Acadia Parish | 0.311% | $483 | $774 | $242 | $155,500 | $45,562 | 1.1% | #51 | #3065 | +48.2% |
| Franklin Parish | 0.311% | $351 | $634 | $228 | $113,000 | $47,020 | 0.8% | #50 | #3064 | +0.9% |
| Jackson Parish | 0.304% | $352 | $393 | $329 | $115,600 | $44,925 | 0.8% | #52 | #3071 | +5.4% |
| Bienville Parish | 0.303% | $301 | $608 | $199 | $99,500 | $35,011 | 0.9% | #53 | #3077 | — |
| Winn Parish | 0.300% | $325 | $381 | $272 | $108,500 | $48,871 | 0.7% | #54 | #3079 | +32.1% |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 0.293% | $442 | $927 | $263 | $150,800 | $57,341 | 0.8% | #55 | #3085 | +27.4% |
| Evangeline Parish | 0.291% | $362 | $519 | $240 | $124,600 | $41,915 | 0.9% | #56 | #3088 | +44.8% |
| St. Landry Parish | 0.288% | $411 | $575 | $287 | $142,500 | $44,462 | 0.9% | #57 | #3092 | +35.2% |
| Richland Parish | 0.283% | $401 | $655 | $236 | $141,900 | $53,544 | 0.8% | #58 | #3095 | +36.4% |
| East Carroll Parish | 0.276% | $277 | $1,269 | $199 | $100,500 | $33,341 | 0.8% | #59 | #3101 | +1.8% |
| Allen Parish | 0.256% | $267 | $731 | $199 | $104,500 | $46,469 | 0.6% | #61 | #3114 | — |
| Tensas Parish | 0.256% | $221 | $218 | $223 | $86,300 | $36,615 | 0.6% | #60 | #3113 | −26.8% |
| West Carroll Parish | 0.211% | $199 | $256 | $199 | $94,400 | $49,134 | 0.4% | #62 | #3125 | — |
| Avoyelles Parish | 0.203% | $249 | $373 | $199 | $122,400 | $39,325 | 0.6% | #63 | #3127 | +23.9% |
| East Feliciana Parish | 0.149% | $339 | $364 | $331 | $228,100 | $73,085 | 0.5% | #64 | #3131 | — |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
County detail — 4 Louisiana counties in depth
Full figures for the Louisiana counties most searched for, each with the Census margin of error on every median, both rankings, the five-year change, and the six nearest county-equivalents by centroid distance — nearby, not necessarily bordering, and cross-state neighbours included. For any individual property's assessed value, exemptions and bill, use that county's own assessor or appraisal district; per-county assessor URLs are never guessed here (why).
Orleans Parish 0.825% · median tax $2,606 · #1520 nationally
- Median taxes — all owner-occupied
- $2,606 ± $93
- With a mortgage
- $3,105 ± $138
- Without a mortgage
- $1,864 ± $122
- Median home value
- $315,700 ± $7,417
- Median household income
- $56,631 ± $1,781
- Taxes as share of income
- 4.6%
- Effective rate
- 0.825%
- Rank in Louisiana
- #1 of 64
- National rank
- #1520 of 3,135
- Estimated tax on a $315,000 home
- $2,599
Median real-estate taxes rose 45.6% over five years ($1,790 → $2,606) — a statistically significant increase at 90% confidence. The effective tax rate rose 0.052 percentage points (0.773% → 0.825%), a change that is itself statistically significant at 90% confidence. Median home value moved $231,500 → $315,700 (+36.4%), and the rate changed +0.052 percentage points.
Nearest counties to Orleans Parish:
- St. Tammany Parish, LA — 0.714%, median tax $2,028, 40 km away
- St. Charles Parish, LA — 0.592%, median tax $1,562, 44 km away
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA — 0.454%, median tax $877, 55 km away
- Hancock County, MS — 0.706%, median tax $1,583, 57 km away
- Jefferson Parish, LA — 0.522%, median tax $1,312, 62 km away
- St. Bernard Parish, LA — 0.475%, median tax $961, 66 km away
St. Tammany Parish 0.714% · median tax $2,028 · #1838 nationally
- Median taxes — all owner-occupied
- $2,028 ± $82
- With a mortgage
- $2,191 ± $92
- Without a mortgage
- $1,734 ± $114
- Median home value
- $284,000 ± $5,856
- Median household income
- $81,202 ± $1,958
- Taxes as share of income
- 2.5%
- Effective rate
- 0.714%
- Rank in Louisiana
- #2 of 64
- National rank
- #1838 of 3,135
- Estimated tax on a $285,000 home
- $2,035
Median real-estate taxes rose 16.3% over five years ($1,744 → $2,028) — a statistically significant increase at 90% confidence. The effective tax rate fell 0.084 percentage points (0.798% → 0.714%), a change that is itself statistically significant at 90% confidence. Median home value moved $218,500 → $284,000 (+30%), and the rate changed −0.084 percentage points.
Nearest counties to St. Tammany Parish:
- Orleans Parish, LA — 0.825%, median tax $2,606, 40 km away
- Hancock County, MS — 0.706%, median tax $1,583, 45 km away
- Tangipahoa Parish, LA — 0.414%, median tax $882, 50 km away
- Washington Parish, LA — 0.326%, median tax $507, 50 km away
- Pearl River County, MS — 0.652%, median tax $1,189, 54 km away
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA — 0.454%, median tax $877, 60 km away
East Baton Rouge Parish 0.666% · median tax $1,656 · #2018 nationally
- Median taxes — all owner-occupied
- $1,656 ± $44
- With a mortgage
- $1,831 ± $60
- Without a mortgage
- $1,340 ± $69
- Median home value
- $248,800 ± $3,342
- Median household income
- $63,071 ± $2,142
- Taxes as share of income
- 2.6%
- Effective rate
- 0.666%
- Rank in Louisiana
- #3 of 64
- National rank
- #2018 of 3,135
- Estimated tax on a $250,000 home
- $1,665
Median real-estate taxes rose 40% over five years ($1,183 → $1,656) — a statistically significant increase at 90% confidence. The effective tax rate rose 0.056 percentage points (0.610% → 0.666%), a change that is itself statistically significant at 90% confidence. Median home value moved $194,000 → $248,800 (+28.2%), and the rate changed +0.056 percentage points.
Nearest counties to East Baton Rouge Parish:
- West Baton Rouge Parish, LA — 0.544%, median tax $1,251, 23 km away
- East Feliciana Parish, LA — 0.149%, median tax $339, 33 km away
- Livingston Parish, LA — 0.462%, median tax $1,066, 37 km away
- Iberville Parish, LA — 0.322%, median tax $556, 40 km away
- Ascension Parish, LA — 0.543%, median tax $1,519, 41 km away
- St. Helena Parish, LA — 0.607%, median tax $469, 48 km away
Jefferson Parish 0.522% · median tax $1,312 · #2574 nationally
- Median taxes — all owner-occupied
- $1,312 ± $35
- With a mortgage
- $1,594 ± $65
- Without a mortgage
- $951 ± $42
- Median home value
- $251,400 ± $3,985
- Median household income
- $65,252 ± $1,992
- Taxes as share of income
- 2.0%
- Effective rate
- 0.522%
- Rank in Louisiana
- #18 of 64
- National rank
- #2574 of 3,135
- Estimated tax on a $250,000 home
- $1,305
Median real-estate taxes rose 35.7% over five years ($967 → $1,312) — a statistically significant increase at 90% confidence. The change in the effective tax rate (0.514% → 0.522%) is not statistically significant at 90% confidence. Median home value moved $188,200 → $251,400 (+33.6%), and the rate changed +0.008 percentage points.
Nearest counties to Jefferson Parish:
- Lafourche Parish, LA — 0.535%, median tax $1,038, 35 km away
- Plaquemines Parish, LA — 0.504%, median tax $1,427, 51 km away
- St. Charles Parish, LA — 0.592%, median tax $1,562, 55 km away
- Orleans Parish, LA — 0.825%, median tax $2,606, 62 km away
- Terrebonne Parish, LA — 0.447%, median tax $836, 80 km away
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA — 0.454%, median tax $877, 84 km away
Comparing the non-overlapping Census periods 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 — consecutive 5-year estimates share survey sample and are never compared here.
How property tax works in Louisiana
Assessment, exemptions, appeals and payment are set by Louisiana law and practice, so they apply to every county in the table above. Each fact is taken from an official government source and linked to it.
- How property is assessed
- Assessed value is a constitutionally fixed percentage of fair market value: land 10%, improvements for residential purposes 10%, electric cooperative property excluding land 15%, public service property excluding land 25%, and other property 15%. Bona fide agricultural, horticultural, marsh and timber lands are assessed at 10% of use value. Parish assessors value all property except public service property, valued by the Louisiana Tax Commission. Reappraisal must occur at intervals of not more than four years. source →
- Exemptions & credits
- The bona fide homestead, not exceeding 160 acres and owned and occupied by the taxpayer, is exempt from state, parish and special ad valorem taxes on the first $7,500 of assessed valuation. It extends to a surviving spouse and to qualifying trusts and usufructs, but no person may hold more than one homestead exemption in the state. The exemption does not extend to municipal taxes, except in Orleans Parish and for municipal taxes levied for school purposes. source →
- Appealing an assessment
- Outside Orleans Parish, assessment lists are exposed for public inspection for 15 days beginning no earlier than August 15 and ending no later than September 15; Orleans Parish runs 32 days from July 15 to August 15. A complaint must reach the parish board of review at least seven days before its public hearing. Board of review determinations are final unless appealed to the Louisiana Tax Commission, whose decisions are reviewable by the courts. source →
- Payment schedule & penalties
- Statutory impositions may be paid as soon as the tax roll is delivered to the tax collector and, except as otherwise provided by law, must be paid no later than December 31; if unpaid they are delinquent the following day. Delinquent amounts bear interest at 1% per month or any part of a month, calculated non-compounding, until paid or a tax lien certificate issues. A 5% penalty is added if the lien is offered at tax lien auction. source →
- Why rates vary within the state
- After each reappraisal, the total ad valorem taxes a taxing authority collects may not increase or decrease because of the revaluation, so each authority must mandatorily adjust millages upward or downward without regard to constitutional millage limits. An authority may afterward levy above that rolled-back rate, up to the prior year's maximum authorized millage, by a two-thirds vote of its total membership following a twice-advertised public hearing. source →
- What makes this state's system distinctive
- When a reappraisal increases the assessed value of homestead-exempt residential property by more than 50%, the collector must phase the additional tax liability in over four years: one quarter of the increase is added in the first levy, one half in the second, three quarters in the third, and full assessed value in the fourth. The phase-in ends on transfer of ownership and does not apply to increases from construction or improvements. source →
Hand-sourced from official government sources — not a substitute for your own assessor's notice, and not legal or tax advice. Where a fact isn't confirmed on an official source, it is left off rather than guessed, which is why some states show fewer rows than others.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in Louisiana?
- Statewide, Louisiana's effective property-tax rate is 0.545% — the state median real-estate taxes ($1,180) divided by the state median home value ($216,500), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%, which puts Louisiana at #40 of 51 (1 = highest). Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows every one.
- Which Louisiana county has the highest property taxes?
- By effective rate, Orleans Parish is highest in Louisiana at 0.825% (median bill $2,606), and East Feliciana Parish is lowest at 0.149% (median bill $339). Ranked by dollars paid rather than rate the order changes, because home values differ so much across the state — the table above shows both columns and sorts on either.
- What property tax exemptions are available in Louisiana?
- The bona fide homestead, not exceeding 160 acres and owned and occupied by the taxpayer, is exempt from state, parish and special ad valorem taxes on the first $7,500 of assessed valuation. It extends to a surviving spouse and to qualifying trusts and usufructs, but no person may hold more than one homestead exemption in the state. The exemption does not extend to municipal taxes, except in Orleans Parish and for municipal taxes levied for school purposes. Eligibility and filing are handled by your county assessor, and the exemption you qualify for changes your bill far more than the county you are in — the rates above are county medians and do not account for any exemption.
- How do I appeal a property tax assessment in Louisiana?
- Outside Orleans Parish, assessment lists are exposed for public inspection for 15 days beginning no earlier than August 15 and ending no later than September 15; Orleans Parish runs 32 days from July 15 to August 15. A complaint must reach the parish board of review at least seven days before its public hearing. Board of review determinations are final unless appealed to the Louisiana Tax Commission, whose decisions are reviewable by the courts. Missing the deadline usually means waiting a full year, so check the date on your own assessment notice rather than relying on a general figure.
- When are property taxes due in Louisiana?
- Statutory impositions may be paid as soon as the tax roll is delivered to the tax collector and, except as otherwise provided by law, must be paid no later than December 31; if unpaid they are delinquent the following day. Delinquent amounts bear interest at 1% per month or any part of a month, calculated non-compounding, until paid or a tax lien certificate issues. A 5% penalty is added if the lien is offered at tax lien auction. If your taxes are paid through a mortgage escrow account, your servicer pays on this schedule on your behalf.
- How is property assessed in Louisiana?
- Assessed value is a constitutionally fixed percentage of fair market value: land 10%, improvements for residential purposes 10%, electric cooperative property excluding land 15%, public service property excluding land 25%, and other property 15%. Bona fide agricultural, horticultural, marsh and timber lands are assessed at 10% of use value. Parish assessors value all property except public service property, valued by the Louisiana Tax Commission. Reappraisal must occur at intervals of not more than four years. This is why an effective rate computed from market value — as every rate on this page is — will not match the millage rate printed on your bill: the two are applied to different bases.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Louisiana's statewide figure is 0.545%.