Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Kentwood, Louisiana
A $93,000 home here costs
$851per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $478. The real number is $373 higher every month — 78% 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.
Kentwood against Tangipahoa Parish and Louisiana
| Measure | Kentwood | Tangipahoa Parish |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $93,000 | $204,600 |
| Median property tax | $201 | $887 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.216% | 0.434% |
| Median gross rent | $875 | $974 |
| Population | 2,057 | 135,218 |
The weather behind that power bill
Kentwood sits in Tangipahoa Parish, which averages a high of 91.8°F in its hottest month and a low of 38.3°F in its coldest, with 64.17" of precipitation a year and 30% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 2,467 cooling and 1,797 heating degree days, which is what sets the $127 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Tangipahoa Parish — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Tangipahoa Parish
Full Tangipahoa Parish cost breakdown · Every county in Louisiana
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Kentwood?
A $93,000 home in Kentwood, Louisiana costs approximately $851 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $478 principal and interest, $17 property tax, $84 homeowners insurance, $195 utilities and $78 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Kentwood?
Kentwood has an effective property tax rate of 0.216%, based on a median home value of $93,000 and median real estate taxes of $201. That is lower than the Tangipahoa Parish average of 0.434%.
What is the average home price in Kentwood?
The median owner-occupied home value in Kentwood, Louisiana is $93,000, against $204,600 across Tangipahoa Parish.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Kentwood?
Median gross rent in Kentwood is $875 a month, against $851 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 Kentwood — 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.