Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Sorrento, Louisiana
A $219,000 home here costs
$1,744per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,126. The real number is $618 higher every month — 55% 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.
Sorrento against Ascension Parish and Louisiana
| Measure | Sorrento | Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $218,800 | $265,300 |
| Median property tax | $517 | $1,419 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.236% | 0.535% |
| Median gross rent | $1,260 | $1,283 |
| Population | 2,136 | 128,593 |
The weather behind that power bill
Sorrento sits in Ascension Parish, which averages a high of 90.8°F in its hottest month and a low of 41.7°F in its coldest, with 63.4" of precipitation a year and 31% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 2,705 cooling and 1,525 heating degree days, which is what sets the $127 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Ascension Parish — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Ascension Parish
Full Ascension Parish cost breakdown · Every county in Louisiana
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Sorrento?
A $219,000 home in Sorrento, Louisiana costs approximately $1,744 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,126 principal and interest, $43 property tax, $198 homeowners insurance, $195 utilities and $183 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Sorrento?
Sorrento has an effective property tax rate of 0.236%, based on a median home value of $218,800 and median real estate taxes of $517. That is lower than the Ascension Parish average of 0.535%.
What is the average home price in Sorrento?
The median owner-occupied home value in Sorrento, Louisiana is $218,800, against $265,300 across Ascension Parish.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Sorrento?
Median gross rent in Sorrento is $1,260 a month, against $1,744 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Sorrento — 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.