Louisiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Claiborne Parish Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Claiborne Parish pays $356 a year, an effective rate of 0.43%, far below the U.S. average.
- $356
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.43%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -82%
- vs U.S. average
- #33 of 64
- rank in LA
The verdict
Homeowners in Claiborne Parish pay a median $356 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.43%, more affordable than 91% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $356
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.43%
- Effective rate on median home
- #292 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -82%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($82,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Louisiana. Population: 13,833. Owner-occupied homes: 3,548.
The median annual property tax in Claiborne Parish is $356, which is 70% lower than the Louisiana state average and 82% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.43% on a median home value of $82,100. Property taxes represent 1.1% of the median household income in this county.
Claiborne Parish's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Claiborne Parish's 0.43% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 91% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Claiborne Parish pay a median annual property tax of $356, far below the national median and far below the Louisiana state median. On a $82,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.43% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Claiborne Parish run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $32,831 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 17.1%, from $304 to $356. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Near the middle of Louisiana counties by effective rate
Claiborne Parish ranks #33 of 64 counties in Louisiana by effective rate (48% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Claiborne Parish as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 38% from $258 to $356. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest single group of owner-occupied homes in this county reports no real estate tax at all: 1,797 of 3,548 homes (50.6%). When that group leads, the county median does not describe the most common reported amount.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.1% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Claiborne Parish Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Claiborne Parish homeowners are not billed at all: 1,797 of 3,548 owner-occupied homes (50.6%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 40.8% (1,446)
- $800 to $1,499 3.9% (140)
- $1,500 to $1,999 1.3% (46)
- $2,000 to $2,999 1.2% (43)
- $3,000 or more 2.1% (76)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,797 homes here (50.6%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Claiborne Parish homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Louisiana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Claiborne Parish pay a substantially higher bill, 58% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Claiborne Parish's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Claiborne Parish's effective rate is higher than 48% of the 64 counties in Louisiana - ranking #33 of 64.
Where Claiborne Parish sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.43% Among the most affordable more affordable than 91% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.43%, Claiborne Parish sits in the lowest 9% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $356, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Claiborne Parish vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Claiborne Parish | Louisiana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.1% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Claiborne Parish is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Louisiana counties.
Claiborne Parish rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $356 +17.1% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | $304 -2.6% | 0.37% |
| 2022 | $312 +11.4% | 0.39% |
| 2021 | $280 +8.5% | 0.38% |
| 2020 | $258 | 0.34% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Claiborne Parish: tax takes only 1.1% of income
Counties near Claiborne Parish's effective rate
On effective rate, Claiborne Parish sits nearest Lincoln County (ID), Kent County (DE), Alamosa County (CO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Mille Lacs County (MN), Brunswick County (NC), Custer County (SD).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Claiborne Parish: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 150 of 5,270 returns from Claiborne Parish reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,293 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Claiborne Parish rate FAQs
- How does Claiborne Parish property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Claiborne Parish run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.43% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana?
- The median annual property tax in Claiborne Parish is $356, an effective rate of 0.43% on a $82,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Claiborne Parish?
- Claiborne Parish, Louisiana scores A (89/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is bill size at A+ ($356/yr). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Claiborne Parish?
- Property taxes in Claiborne Parish run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $32,831 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Claiborne Parish?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Claiborne Parish is recorded at $356 in the 2024 5-year release against $258 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 3,548 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
What to do with Claiborne Parish's QUIET rate
Claiborne Parish's $356 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.1% of Claiborne Parish's $32,831 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Claiborne Parish's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.43%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $356/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Claiborne Parish
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Claiborne Parish (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Walker County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Claiborne Parish at $356/yr; rate 0.26% vs Claiborne Parish 0.43%.
Fayette County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $355/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.28% vs Claiborne Parish 0.43%.
Sumter County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $359/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.43% vs Claiborne Parish 0.43%.
Jackson Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $352/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.30% vs Claiborne Parish 0.43%.
Louisiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Louisiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Claiborne Parish stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Claiborne Parish (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.