Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home Outright in Louisiana
The counties where a paid-off house still costs the most to keep. For retirees on a fixed income this figure matters more than the purchase price, because it never goes away and it rises with assessments.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Louisiana ranked
| # | County | Monthly if paid off | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orleans Parish | $938 | $296,400 | 0.819% |
| 2 | St. Tammany Parish | $861 | $272,200 | 0.737% |
| 3 | Plaquemines Parish | $806 | $275,800 | 0.462% |
| 4 | Ascension Parish | $800 | $265,300 | 0.535% |
| 5 | West Feliciana Parish | $791 | $263,200 | 0.516% |
| 6 | St. Charles Parish | $789 | $256,800 | 0.574% |
| 7 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $770 | $241,800 | 0.640% |
| 8 | Jefferson Parish | $749 | $243,500 | 0.520% |
| 9 | Lafayette Parish | $738 | $234,200 | 0.567% |
| 10 | West Baton Rouge Parish | $724 | $225,900 | 0.591% |
| 11 | Bossier Parish | $709 | $215,100 | 0.642% |
| 12 | Livingston Parish | $691 | $218,900 | 0.493% |
| 13 | Calcasieu Parish | $660 | $208,500 | 0.444% |
| 14 | St. James Parish | $651 | $197,800 | 0.527% |
| 15 | Tangipahoa Parish | $650 | $204,600 | 0.434% |
| 16 | Lincoln Parish | $642 | $195,500 | 0.499% |
| 17 | St. Bernard Parish | $636 | $192,100 | 0.508% |
| 18 | Lafourche Parish | $631 | $190,800 | 0.498% |
| 19 | Ouachita Parish | $623 | $183,000 | 0.555% |
| 20 | Terrebonne Parish | $620 | $189,100 | 0.451% |
| 21 | East Feliciana Parish | $619 | $213,700 | 0.153% |
| 22 | Rapides Parish | $617 | $179,100 | 0.572% |
| 23 | Caddo Parish | $616 | $175,900 | 0.615% |
| 24 | St. John the Baptist Parish | $609 | $184,000 | 0.451% |
| 25 | Cameron Parish | $607 | $183,300 | 0.444% |
| 26 | Iberville Parish | $577 | $177,100 | 0.328% |
| 27 | Natchitoches Parish | $568 | $163,000 | 0.470% |
| 28 | Pointe Coupee Parish | $565 | $174,500 | 0.281% |
| 29 | Beauregard Parish | $552 | $164,500 | 0.331% |
| 30 | Vermilion Parish | $543 | $159,700 | 0.337% |
| 31 | Iberia Parish | $537 | $156,000 | 0.351% |
| 32 | Vernon Parish | $535 | $143,500 | 0.541% |
| 33 | St. Martin Parish | $534 | $151,000 | 0.404% |
| 34 | Grant Parish | $529 | $135,900 | 0.636% |
| 35 | De Soto Parish | $521 | $150,700 | 0.310% |
| 36 | Assumption Parish | $517 | $141,200 | 0.431% |
| 37 | Acadia Parish | $513 | $146,900 | 0.304% |
| 38 | LaSalle Parish | $507 | $137,200 | 0.421% |
| 39 | Jefferson Davis Parish | $507 | $145,000 | 0.282% |
| 40 | St. Landry Parish | $504 | $142,900 | 0.297% |
| 41 | Washington Parish | $504 | $139,400 | 0.350% |
| 42 | Sabine Parish | $487 | $129,400 | 0.383% |
| 43 | St. Mary Parish | $486 | $128,000 | 0.402% |
| 44 | Richland Parish | $474 | $124,500 | 0.352% |
| 45 | Union Parish | $460 | $115,400 | 0.407% |
| 46 | Franklin Parish | $456 | $117,200 | 0.323% |
| 47 | Evangeline Parish | $454 | $118,500 | 0.273% |
| 48 | Avoyelles Parish | $450 | $120,200 | 0.203% |
| 49 | Morehouse Parish | $449 | $108,700 | 0.430% |
| 50 | Red River Parish | $446 | $103,200 | 0.538% |
| 51 | St. Helena Parish | $443 | $106,400 | 0.421% |
| 52 | Webster Parish | $438 | $105,600 | 0.381% |
| 53 | Jackson Parish | $437 | $107,400 | 0.330% |
| 54 | Caldwell Parish | $433 | $106,000 | 0.322% |
| 55 | Concordia Parish | $431 | $102,400 | 0.384% |
| 56 | Allen Parish | $430 | $110,800 | 0.180% |
| 57 | Winn Parish | $426 | $102,600 | 0.315% |
| 58 | Bienville Parish | $408 | $93,600 | 0.319% |
| 59 | West Carroll Parish | $407 | $97,600 | 0.204% |
| 60 | Madison Parish | $396 | $90,600 | 0.230% |
| 61 | Catahoula Parish | $395 | $88,000 | 0.292% |
| 62 | East Carroll Parish | $394 | $87,400 | 0.287% |
| 63 | Claiborne Parish | $389 | $82,400 | 0.369% |
| 64 | Tensas Parish | $380 | $80,300 | 0.289% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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