Property tax by ZIP code in Louisiana
Enter a Louisiana ZIP and see the median property tax paid, median home value, and effective tax rate from the 2020–2024 American Community Survey — plus how it compares to the Louisiana state median.
Look up a Louisiana ZIP code
Enter a 5-digit Louisiana ZIP code above to see its property tax data.
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Louisiana's effective property-tax rate runs low — around 0.55% of value statewide — for two reasons that stack on top of each other: residential property is assessed at just 10% of market value, and the Homestead Exemption then wipes out the first $7,500 of that assessed value (about $75,000 of market value) from parish taxes. For many modest primary residences, that combination zeroes out the parish portion of the bill entirely.
Enter a 5-digit Louisiana ZIP to see its median property tax, median home value, and effective rate from the US Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 vintage, plus how it compares to the Louisiana state and US national medians. The explainer below covers the 10% assessment ratio, the four-year reappraisal cycle, the Homestead Exemption, the senior assessment freeze, and the disabled-veteran exemption.
How Louisiana property tax works
Louisiana assesses through parish assessors (the state's counties are called parishes). By the state constitution, residential property and land are assessed at 10% of fair market value (other property is 15%, public-service property 25%), and all property must be reappraised at least once every four years. So only a tenth of a home's market value enters the tax base before any exemption applies.
The Homestead Exemption is the centerpiece: it exempts the first $7,500 of assessed value — roughly $75,000 of market value at the 10% ratio — of a bona fide primary residence from state, parish, and special ad valorem taxes. It does not apply to municipal taxes (except in Orleans Parish and for municipal school levies), which is why a home inside a city that levies its own millage can owe more than an otherwise-identical home outside one.
Older and disabled owners get more. The Special Assessment Level freezes a homestead's assessed value for owners 65 or older (and certain disabled owners and veterans) whose income is under a set limit — $100,000 for 2026, rising to $150,000 in 2027 — so reappraisals stop pushing the assessment up while they qualify. Disabled veterans can also claim an additional exemption on top of the homestead, scaling with their service-connected rating up to a full exemption at 100%.
Why your actual bill differs
The numbers above describe a typical homeowner in this ZIP — not your specific bill. A few things move bills away from the median:
- The Homestead Exemption. On a primary residence it erases the first ~$75,000 of market value from parish taxes — enough to zero out the parish bill on many modest homes, while a rental or second home in the same ZIP pays in full.
- City vs. unincorporated. The homestead break doesn't cover most municipal taxes, so a home inside city limits can owe more than a comparable home just outside them.
- Age, disability, and the freeze. The Special Assessment Level freezes a qualifying senior's assessment, and the disabled-veteran exemption can remove the rest — moving those owners well below the median.
Louisiana has no single statewide bill lookup — each parish handles its own. East Baton Rouge Parish's online tax search and payment site is a working example; for other parishes, search your parish assessor or sheriff's tax site.
Methodology
Data on this page comes from the US Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 vintage (released January 29, 2026), at the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) level. After filtering ZCTAs the Census suppresses for privacy or small-sample reasons, this page covers 412 Louisiana ZIPs.
Topcoding in Louisiana. The Census caps median property tax at $10,000, reporting anything higher as $10,001. With the 10% assessment ratio and the Homestead Exemption, no Louisiana ZIP approaches the cap, so the figures here are true medians.
See the full methodology page for source details (Census table IDs, the comparison-median rule, calculator formulas), how we handle topcoding across every state, and the refresh cadence.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the median tax in my ZIP different from what I pay?
Median is the middle of the distribution, not your bill. The Homestead Exemption removes about $75,000 of market value from parish taxes on a primary residence — zeroing out the parish bill on many modest homes — while municipal taxes and non-homestead properties keep the ZIP median higher.
Why might my ZIP show $10,001 as the median tax?
That's the Census topcode for privacy, but it's absent in Louisiana — the 10% ratio and Homestead Exemption keep every ZIP far under the $10,000 cap.
Where do I find my actual Louisiana property tax bill?
Through your parish. There's no statewide portal; the assessor values the property and the sheriff or parish tax office collects. East Baton Rouge Parish's online tax site is a working example.
When does Louisiana data update on this page?
Annually, when the Census Bureau releases a new ACS 5-year vintage. The 2020–2024 vintage released January 29, 2026. The next vintage (2021–2025) typically follows the next year, though the Census has not yet posted its release date.
Why don't you cover other states yet?
State-by-state rollout. Each state needs its own context section (assessment ratio, exemptions, local taxing structure) to be genuinely useful. High-search-volume states are going live first.