Tangipahoa Parish, LA real estate

What the numbers say

Tangipahoa Parish, LA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Tangipahoa Parish listed for $249,850, down 9.1% from a year earlier. That is 7% below the Louisiana median of $270,000.

Homes spent a median of 74 days on the market, slower than 71 days a year ago. That makes Tangipahoa Parish the #9 fastest-selling of 23 Louisiana counties we track.

Homeowners in Tangipahoa Parish pay a median of $882 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $212,900, an effective rate of about 0.41%. The Louisiana average is 0.55%, which makes Tangipahoa Parish the #30 lowest-tax of 64 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,003 a month, and $962 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 $250,000 home here comes to about $1,553 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $67,000 a year (the median household here earns $56,760).