Natchitoches Parish, LA real estate

What the numbers say

Natchitoches Parish, LA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Natchitoches Parish pay a median of $755 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $171,300, an effective rate of about 0.44%. The Louisiana average is 0.55%, which makes Natchitoches Parish the #33 lowest-tax of 64 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $786 a month, and $765 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 18 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $171,000 home here comes to about $1,068 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $46,000 a year (the median household here earns $46,292).