Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Bawcomville, Louisiana
A $66,000 home here costs
$675per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $339. The real number is $336 higher every month — 99% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Bawcomville against Ouachita Parish and Louisiana
| Measure | Bawcomville | Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $65,600 | $183,000 |
| Median property tax | $311 | $1,016 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.474% | 0.555% |
| Median gross rent | $979 | $923 |
| Population | 2,635 | 158,916 |
The weather behind that power bill
Bawcomville sits in Ouachita Parish, which averages a high of 93.6°F in its hottest month and a low of 36.7°F in its coldest, with 55.1" of precipitation a year and 28% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 2,495 cooling and 2,213 heating degree days, which is what sets the $127 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Ouachita Parish — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Ouachita Parish
Full Ouachita Parish cost breakdown · Every county in Louisiana
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Bawcomville?
A $66,000 home in Bawcomville, Louisiana costs approximately $675 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $339 principal and interest, $26 property tax, $60 homeowners insurance, $195 utilities and $55 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Bawcomville?
Bawcomville has an effective property tax rate of 0.474%, based on a median home value of $65,600 and median real estate taxes of $311. That is lower than the Ouachita Parish average of 0.555%.
What is the average home price in Bawcomville?
The median owner-occupied home value in Bawcomville, Louisiana is $65,600, against $183,000 across Ouachita Parish.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Bawcomville?
Median gross rent in Bawcomville is $979 a month, against $675 to own the median home all in. Owning costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Bawcomville — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Louisiana.
- Electricity price — EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A.
- Mortgage rate — Freddie Mac PMMS, refreshed weekly.
- Maintenance (1%/yr) and water and sewer ($68/mo) are national estimates. Every assumption above is editable.