Property taxes in Louisiana
At $1,116, the median annual property tax bill in Louisiana is 69% below the national figure of $3,580, ranking 48 of 52, with Orleans Parish the highest county at $2,226.
Two houses with the same price can carry very different tax bills. That gap is decided county by county.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orleans Parish | $2,226 | 0.79% of value |
| 2 | St. Tammany Parish | $1,956 | 0.75% of value |
| 3 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,489 | 0.64% of value |
| 4 | St. Charles Parish | $1,445 | 0.58% of value |
| 5 | Ascension Parish | $1,421 | 0.56% of value |
| 6 | Bossier Parish | $1,394 | 0.67% of value |
| 7 | West Feliciana Parish | $1,295 | 0.54% of value |
| 8 | Lafayette Parish | $1,246 | 0.56% of value |
| 9 | West Baton Rouge Parish | $1,233 | 0.55% of value |
| 10 | Plaquemines Parish | $1,224 | 0.48% of value |
| 11 | Jefferson Parish | $1,173 | 0.51% of value |
| 12 | Caddo Parish | $1,099 | 0.66% of value |
| 13 | Livingston Parish | $1,023 | 0.49% of value |
| 14 | St. James Parish | $970 | 0.52% of value |
| 15 | Rapides Parish | $940 | 0.55% of value |
| 16 | Grant Parish | $938 | 0.73% of value |
| 17 | St. Bernard Parish | $928 | 0.50% of value |
| 18 | LaSalle Parish | $889 | 0.74% of value |
| 19 | Calcasieu Parish | $886 | 0.45% of value |
| 20 | Cameron Parish | $886 | 0.50% of value |
| 21 | Ouachita Parish | $878 | 0.51% of value |
| 22 | Lincoln Parish | $876 | 0.48% of value |
| 23 | Vernon Parish | $876 | 0.62% of value |
| 24 | Lafourche Parish | $854 | 0.48% of value |
| 25 | Tangipahoa Parish | $825 | 0.43% of value |
| 26 | Terrebonne Parish | $814 | 0.47% of value |
| 27 | St. John the Baptist Parish | $794 | 0.46% of value |
| 28 | Natchitoches Parish | $685 | 0.44% of value |
| 29 | St. Martin Parish | $618 | 0.44% of value |
| 30 | Iberville Parish | $577 | 0.36% of value |
| 31 | Pointe Coupee Parish | $565 | 0.33% of value |
| 32 | Assumption Parish | $564 | 0.43% of value |
| 33 | Vermilion Parish | $541 | 0.35% of value |
| 34 | Iberia Parish | $535 | 0.35% of value |
| 35 | Beauregard Parish | $511 | 0.34% of value |
| 36 | Sabine Parish | $503 | 0.45% of value |
| 37 | St. Mary Parish | $503 | 0.39% of value |
| 38 | Red River Parish | $470 | 0.47% of value |
| 39 | Washington Parish | $467 | 0.35% of value |
| 40 | St. Helena Parish | $449 | 0.43% of value |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median real-estate tax bill shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
The effective rate we show is our own calculation: median real-estate taxes paid divided by median home value in the same place. It is a comparison tool, not a millage rate, and it does not account for exemptions, caps or assessment lags.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).