Property tax rate
0.55%Median bill $1,180/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,0642-bed $1,055Per month · CensusDays on market
78 days▲ 7 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Louisiana real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Louisiana listed for $270,000, down 3.1% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 78 days on the market, slower than 71 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Louisiana pay a median of $1,180 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $216,500, an effective rate of about 0.55%.
Renters pay a median of $1,064 a month, and $1,055 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $270,000 home here comes to about $1,707 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $73,000 a year (the median household here earns $60,756).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$1,707/mo- Principal & interest$1,472
- Property tax$123
- Insurance (est.)$113
$270,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Louisiana by bedrooms
Studio$869
1 bedroom$908
2 bedrooms$1,055
3 bedrooms$1,205
4 bedrooms$1,379
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Louisiana county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- East Feliciana Parish0.15%
- Avoyelles Parish0.20%
- West Carroll Parish0.21%
- Allen Parish0.26%
- Tensas Parish0.26%
Fastest-selling counties
- Ouachita Parish53 days
- Bossier Parish63 days
- Livingston Parish65 days
- Iberia Parish70 days
- St. Tammany Parish71 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | $185,000 | 112 | 0.31% | $681 |
| Allen Parish | – | – | 0.26% | $775 |
| Ascension Parish | $372,000 | 73 | 0.54% | $1,318 |
| Assumption Parish | – | – | 0.37% | $810 |
| Avoyelles Parish | – | – | 0.20% | $757 |
| Beauregard Parish | – | – | 0.36% | $898 |
| Bienville Parish | – | – | 0.30% | $606 |
| Bossier Parish | $301,053 | 63 | 0.64% | $1,174 |
| Caddo Parish | $194,010 | 80 | 0.62% | $974 |
| Calcasieu Parish | $241,372 | 84 | 0.45% | $1,109 |
| Caldwell Parish | – | – | 0.44% | $830 |
| Cameron Parish | – | – | 0.46% | $1,688 |
| Catahoula Parish | – | – | 0.32% | $821 |
| Claiborne Parish | – | – | 0.43% | $674 |
| Concordia Parish | – | – | 0.37% | $771 |
| De Soto Parish | – | – | 0.35% | $687 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | $284,900 | 75 | 0.67% | $1,147 |
| East Carroll Parish | – | – | 0.28% | $652 |
| East Feliciana Parish | – | – | 0.15% | $911 |
| Evangeline Parish | – | – | 0.29% | $681 |
| Franklin Parish | – | – | 0.31% | $721 |
| Grant Parish | – | – | 0.60% | $904 |
| Iberia Parish | $160,000 | 70 | 0.36% | $897 |
| Iberville Parish | – | – | 0.32% | $827 |
| Jackson Parish | – | – | 0.30% | $736 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | – | – | 0.29% | $848 |
| Jefferson Parish | $280,000 | 75 | 0.52% | $1,190 |
| La Salle Parish | – | – | 0.45% | $657 |
| Lafayette Parish | $274,900 | 77 | 0.57% | $1,057 |
| Lafourche Parish | $255,500 | 101 | 0.54% | $928 |
| Lincoln Parish | – | – | 0.46% | $825 |
| Livingston Parish | $273,500 | 65 | 0.46% | $1,151 |
| Madison Parish | – | – | 0.33% | $649 |
| Morehouse Parish | – | – | 0.45% | $839 |
| Natchitoches Parish | – | – | 0.44% | $786 |
| Orleans Parish | $317,000 | 86 | 0.83% | $1,251 |
| Ouachita Parish | $288,700 | 53 | 0.54% | $959 |
| Plaquemines Parish | – | – | 0.50% | $1,573 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | – | – | 0.32% | $817 |
| Rapides Parish | $225,000 | 72 | 0.55% | $950 |
| Red River Parish | – | – | 0.42% | $729 |
| Richland Parish | – | – | 0.28% | $903 |
| Sabine Parish | – | – | 0.39% | $701 |
| St. Bernard Parish | – | – | 0.47% | $1,082 |
| St. Charles Parish | $282,500 | 73 | 0.59% | $1,210 |
| St. Helena Parish | – | – | 0.61% | $870 |
| St. James Parish | – | – | 0.53% | $903 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | – | – | 0.45% | $1,334 |
| St. Landry Parish | $205,000 | 93 | 0.29% | $748 |
| St. Martin Parish | $255,750 | 93 | 0.44% | $870 |
| St. Mary Parish | $181,425 | 106 | 0.39% | $848 |
| St. Tammany Parish | $335,375 | 71 | 0.71% | $1,332 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | $249,850 | 74 | 0.41% | $1,003 |
| Tensas Parish | – | – | 0.26% | $601 |
| Terrebonne Parish | $229,000 | 94 | 0.45% | $1,065 |
| Union Parish | – | – | 0.46% | $778 |
| Vermilion Parish | $228,927 | 88 | 0.36% | $848 |
| Vernon Parish | $181,500 | 81 | 0.53% | $1,068 |
| Washington Parish | – | – | 0.33% | $774 |
| Webster Parish | – | – | 0.36% | $795 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | – | – | 0.54% | $973 |
| West Carroll Parish | – | – | 0.21% | $740 |
| West Feliciana Parish | – | – | 0.63% | $1,049 |
| Winn Parish | – | – | 0.30% | $774 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.