Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Bayou Country Club, Louisiana
A $299,000 home here costs
$2,400per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,537. The real number is $863 higher every month — 56% 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.
Bayou Country Club against Lafourche Parish and Louisiana
| Measure | Bayou Country Club | Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $299,000 | $190,800 |
| Median property tax | $1,787 | $951 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.598% | 0.498% |
| Median gross rent | — | $933 |
| Population | 1,381 | 96,670 |
The weather behind that power bill
Bayou Country Club sits in Lafourche Parish, which averages a high of 89.4°F in its hottest month and a low of 44.8°F in its coldest, with 66.68" of precipitation a year and 36% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 2,886 cooling and 1,267 heating degree days, which is what sets the $127 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Lafourche Parish — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Lafourche Parish
Full Lafourche Parish cost breakdown · Every county in Louisiana
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Bayou Country Club?
A $299,000 home in Bayou Country Club, Louisiana costs approximately $2,400 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,537 principal and interest, $149 property tax, $270 homeowners insurance, $195 utilities and $249 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Bayou Country Club?
Bayou Country Club has an effective property tax rate of 0.598%, based on a median home value of $299,000 and median real estate taxes of $1,787. That is higher than the Lafourche Parish average of 0.498%.
What is the average home price in Bayou Country Club?
The median owner-occupied home value in Bayou Country Club, Louisiana is $299,000, against $190,800 across Lafourche Parish.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Bayou Country Club?
Rent data is not published for Bayou Country Club at this level of detail.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Bayou Country Club — 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.