Louisiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
St. Charles Parish Property Taxes
The median homeowner in St. Charles Parish pays $1,562 a year, an effective rate of 0.59%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,562
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.59%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 64
- rank in LA
The verdict
Homeowners in St. Charles Parish pay a median $1,562 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.59%, more affordable than 73% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,562
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.59%
- Effective rate on median home
- #846 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -22%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($263,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Louisiana. Population: 51,396. Owner-occupied homes: 15,268.
The median annual property tax in St. Charles Parish is $1,562, which is 32% higher than the Louisiana state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.59% on a median home value of $263,700. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
St. Charles Parish's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
St. Charles Parish's 0.59% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 73%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Louisiana counties by effective rate
St. Charles Parish ranks #9 of 64 counties in Louisiana by effective rate (86% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits above the Louisiana median
Homeowners in St. Charles Parish pay a median annual property tax of $1,562, notably lower than the national median and well above the Louisiana state median. On a $263,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.59% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in St. Charles Parish run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $80,897 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in St. Charles 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 6.8% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 72% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 28.3%, the median bill rose 19.5% to $1,562: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,307 to $1,562, a gain of 20%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 3,391 of 15,268 owner-occupied homes (22.2%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 1.9% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
32.6% of St. Charles Parish homes owned free and clear (2,005 of 6,143) report no property tax at all, against 12.2% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
What St. Charles Parish Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of St. Charles Parish homeowners, 3,391 of 15,268 owner-occupied homes (22.2%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.2% (2,475)
- $800 to $1,499 22.2% (3,391)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.1% (1,692)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.7% (2,551)
- $3,000 or more 13.4% (2,042)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
3,117 homes here (20.4%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Louisiana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In St. Charles Parish, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
St. Charles Parish's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
St. Charles Parish's effective rate is higher than 86% of the 64 counties in Louisiana - ranking #9 of 64.
Where St. Charles Parish sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.59% Among the most affordable more affordable than 73% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Louisiana, a larger bill
The effective rate here sits within 7% of the Louisiana median, yet the median bill runs 32% above it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to costlier housing produces $1,562 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
St. Charles Parish vs Benchmarks
| Metric | St. Charles Parish | Louisiana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
St. Charles Parish is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Louisiana counties.
St. Charles Parish rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,562 +5.9% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | $1,475 +2.1% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | $1,445 +8.9% | 0.58% |
| 2021 | $1,327 +1.5% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | $1,307 | 0.64% |
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.
St. Charles Parish: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near St. Charles Parish's effective rate
On effective rate, St. Charles Parish sits nearest Nicholas County (KY), Franklin County (IN), Fountain County (IN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Upshur County (WV), Muskegon County (MI), Baltimore city (MD).
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
St. Charles Parish: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,150 of 23,470 returns from St. Charles Parish reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,647 - 38% 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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St. Charles Parish rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana?
- The median annual property tax in St. Charles Parish is $1,562, an effective rate of 0.59% on a $263,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for St. Charles Parish?
- St. Charles Parish, Louisiana scores C+ (60/100) 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 B (0.59%). 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.
- How does St. Charles Parish property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in St. Charles Parish run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.59% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in St. Charles Parish?
- Property taxes in St. Charles Parish run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $80,897 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in St. Charles Parish?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for St. Charles Parish climbed 19.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,307 to $1,562, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with St. Charles Parish's QUIET rate
Inside Louisiana, St. Charles Parish's $1,562 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Louisiana overview →
Income burden is light here: about 1.9% of St. Charles Parish's $80,897 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for St. Charles 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: 0.59%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,562/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with St. Charles Parish
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for St. Charles Parish (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Rush County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with St. Charles Parish at $1,562/yr; rate 1.87% vs St. Charles Parish 0.59%.
Delta County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,563/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.95% vs St. Charles Parish 0.59%.
Lake County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,563/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.71% vs St. Charles Parish 0.59%.
Modoc County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,561/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs St. Charles Parish 0.59%.
Louisiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Louisiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
St. Charles Parish stamps QUIET · MID - 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 St. Charles Parish (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.