The median property tax in Louisiana is $243.00 per year for a home worth the median value of $135,400.00. Counties in Louisiana collect an average of 0.18% of a property's assesed fair market value as property tax per year.
Louisiana has one of the lowest median property tax rates in the United States, with only states collecting a lower median property tax than Louisiana.
Louisiana's median income is $54,216 per year, so the median yearly property tax paid by Louisiana residents amounts to approximately % of their yearly income. Louisiana is ranked 50th of the 50 states for property taxes as a percentage of median income.
The exact property tax levied depends on the county in Louisiana the property is located in. St. Tammany Parish collects the highest property tax in Louisiana, levying an average of $1,335.00 (0.66% of median home value) yearly in property taxes, while St. Landry Parish has the lowest property tax in the state, collecting an average tax of $202.00 (0.25% of median home value) per year.
For more localized property tax rates, find your county on the property tax map of Louisiana to the left or in the county list below. Jump to county list ►
Property taxes are collected on a county level, and each county in Louisiana has its own method of assessing and collecting taxes. As a result, it's not possible to provide a single property tax rate that applies uniformly to all properties in Louisiana.
Instead, Tax-Rates.org provides property tax statistics based on the taxes owed on millions of properties across Louisiana. These statistics allow you to easily compare relative property taxes across different areas, and see how your property taxes compare to taxes on similar houses in Louisiana.
The statistics provided here are state-wide. For more localized statistics, you can find your county in the Louisiana property tax map or county list found on this page.
Louisiana Property TaxesMedian Property Tax | Percentage Of Income | Percentage Of Property Value |
$243 (50th of 50) | 0.45% (50th of 50) | 0.18% (50th of 50) |
Statistics show that about 25% of homes in America are unfairly overassessed, and pay an average of $1,346 too much in property taxes every year.
We can check your property's current assessment against similar properties in Louisiana and tell you if you've been overassessed. If you have been overassessed, we can help you submit a tax appeal.
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While the exact property tax rate you will pay will vary by county and is set by the local property tax assessor, you can use the free Louisiana Property Tax Estimator Tool to calculate your approximate yearly property tax based on median property tax rates across Louisiana.
If you would like to get a more accurate property tax estimation, choose the county your property is located in from the list on the left. Property tax averages from this county will then be used to determine your estimated property tax.
Keep in mind that assessments are done on a property-by-property basis, and our calculators cannot take into account any specific features of your property that could result in property taxes that deviate from the average in your area.
Your county's property tax assessor will send you a bill detailing the exact amount of property tax you owe every year.
You can choose any county from our list of Louisiana counties for detailed information on that county's property tax, and the contact information for the county tax assessor's office. Alternatively, you can find your county on the Louisiana property tax map found at the top of this page. Hint: Press Ctrl+F to search for your county's name
Median Property Taxes In Louisiana By CountyAcadia Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Allen Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Ascension Parish $670 Tax Assessor | Assumption Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Avoyelles Parish $-1 Tax Assessor |
Beauregard Parish $268 Tax Assessor | Bienville Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Bossier Parish $577 Tax Assessor | Caddo Parish $556 Tax Assessor | Calcasieu Parish $296 Tax Assessor |
Caldwell Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Cameron Parish $426 Tax Assessor | Catahoula Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Claiborne Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Concordia Parish $-1 Tax Assessor |
De Soto Parish $243 Tax Assessor | East Baton Rouge Parish $683 Tax Assessor | East Carroll Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | East Feliciana Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Evangeline Parish $-1 Tax Assessor |
Franklin Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Grant Parish $311 Tax Assessor | Iberia Parish $284 Tax Assessor | Iberville Parish $222 Tax Assessor | Jackson Parish $-1 Tax Assessor |
Jefferson Davis Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Jefferson Parish $755 Tax Assessor | La Salle Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Lafayette Parish $583 Tax Assessor | Lafourche Parish $390 Tax Assessor |
Lincoln Parish $499 Tax Assessor | Livingston Parish $620 Tax Assessor | Madison Parish $203 Tax Assessor | Morehouse Parish $217 Tax Assessor | Natchitoches Parish $297 Tax Assessor |
Orleans Parish $1,131 Tax Assessor | Ouachita Parish $454 Tax Assessor | Plaquemines Parish $619 Tax Assessor | Pointe Coupee Parish $238 Tax Assessor | Rapides Parish $432 Tax Assessor |
Red River Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Richland Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Sabine Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | St. Bernard Parish $517 Tax Assessor | St. Charles Parish $805 Tax Assessor |
St. Helena Parish $259 Tax Assessor | St. James Parish $469 Tax Assessor | St. John the Baptist Parish $471 Tax Assessor | St. Landry Parish $202 Tax Assessor | St. Martin Parish $273 Tax Assessor |
St. Mary Parish $263 Tax Assessor | St. Tammany Parish $1,335 Tax Assessor | Tangipahoa Parish $477 Tax Assessor | Tensas Parish $-1 Tax Assessor | Terrebonne Parish $376 Tax Assessor |
Union Parish $202 Tax Assessor | Vermilion Parish $214 Tax Assessor | Vernon Parish $226 Tax Assessor | Washington Parish $251 Tax Assessor | Webster Parish $-1 Tax Assessor |
West Baton Rouge Parish $454 Tax Assessor | West Carroll Parish $253 Tax Assessor | West Feliciana Parish $534 Tax Assessor | Winn Parish $-1 Tax Assessor |
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