Louisiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
East Carroll Parish Property Taxes
The median homeowner in East Carroll Parish pays $277 a year, an effective rate of 0.28%, far below the U.S. average.
- $277
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.28%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -86%
- vs U.S. average
- #59 of 64
- rank in LA
The verdict
Homeowners in East Carroll Parish pay a median $277 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.28%, more affordable than 99% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $277
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.28%
- Effective rate on median home
- #42 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -86%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($100,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Louisiana. Population: 7,072. Owner-occupied homes: 1,529.
The median annual property tax in East Carroll Parish is $277, which is 77% lower than the Louisiana state average and 86% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.28% on a median home value of $100,500. Property taxes represent 0.8% of the median household income in this county.
East Carroll Parish's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
East Carroll Parish's 0.28% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 99% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in East Carroll Parish pay a median annual property tax of $277, far below the national median and far below the Louisiana state median. On a $100,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.28% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Louisiana counties by effective rate
East Carroll Parish ranks #59 of 64 counties in Louisiana by effective rate (8% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in East Carroll Parish run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 0.8% of the $33,341 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 10.4%, from $251 to $277. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in East Carroll 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 39% from $199 to $277. 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: 638 of 1,529 homes (41.7%). 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 0.8% 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 East Carroll Parish Homeowners Actually Pay
Most East Carroll Parish homeowners are not billed at all: 638 of 1,529 owner-occupied homes (41.7%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 37.4% (572)
- $800 to $1,499 8.1% (124)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.5% (114)
- $2,000 to $2,999 0.5% (7)
- $3,000 or more 4.8% (74)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
638 homes here (41.7%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of East Carroll Parish homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Louisiana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in East Carroll Parish pay more than double the bill of those without one (+538%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
East Carroll Parish's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
East Carroll Parish's effective rate is higher than 8% of the 64 counties in Louisiana - ranking #59 of 64.
Where East Carroll Parish sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.28% Among the most affordable more affordable than 99% 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 0.28%, East Carroll Parish sits in the lowest 1% 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 $277, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
East Carroll Parish vs Benchmarks
| Metric | East Carroll 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 | 0.8% | - | - |
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.
East Carroll Parish is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Louisiana counties.
East Carroll Parish rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $277 +10.4% | 0.28% |
| 2023 | $251 +26.1% | 0.29% |
| 2022 | $199 +0.0% | 0.27% |
| 2021 | $199 +0.0% | 0.27% |
| 2020 | $199 | 0.32% |
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.
East Carroll Parish: tax takes only 0.8% of income
Counties near East Carroll Parish's effective rate
On effective rate, East Carroll Parish sits nearest Honolulu County (HI), Hawaii County (HI), Ouray County (CO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Silver Bow County (MT), Logan County (OK), Gilpin County (CO).
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
East Carroll Parish: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 2,230 returns from East Carroll Parish reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,575 - 100% 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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East Carroll Parish rate FAQs
- How does East Carroll Parish property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in East Carroll Parish run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.28% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana?
- The median annual property tax in East Carroll Parish is $277, an effective rate of 0.28% on a $100,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for East Carroll Parish?
- East Carroll Parish, Louisiana scores A- (81/100) 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 rate relief at A+ (0.28%). 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 East Carroll Parish?
- Property taxes in East Carroll Parish run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 0.8% of the $33,341 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in East Carroll Parish?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for East Carroll Parish is recorded at $277 in the 2024 5-year release against $199 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 1,529 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 East Carroll Parish's QUIET rate
East Carroll Parish's $277 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 0.8% of East Carroll Parish's $33,341 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for East Carroll 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: 0.28%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $277/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with East Carroll Parish
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for East Carroll Parish (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Lamar County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $274/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.24% vs East Carroll Parish 0.28%.
Perry County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $281/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.33% vs East Carroll Parish 0.28%.
Allen Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $267/yr (near-tied bill ABS $10); rate 0.26% vs East Carroll Parish 0.28%.
Bibb County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $298/yr (near-tied bill ABS $21); rate 0.20% vs East Carroll Parish 0.28%.
Louisiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Louisiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
East Carroll 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 East Carroll Parish (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.