Louisiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
St. John the Baptist Parish Property Taxes
The median homeowner in St. John the Baptist Parish pays $877 a year, an effective rate of 0.45%, far below the U.S. average.
- $877
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.45%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -56%
- vs U.S. average
- #29 of 64
- rank in LA
The verdict
Homeowners in St. John the Baptist Parish pay a median $877 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.45%, more affordable than 89% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $877
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #359 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -56%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($193,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Louisiana. Population: 40,743. Owner-occupied homes: 11,737.
The median annual property tax in St. John the Baptist Parish is $877, which is 26% lower than the Louisiana state average and 56% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.45% on a median home value of $193,200. Property taxes represent 1.3% of the median household income in this county.
St. John the Baptist Parish's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
St. John the Baptist Parish's 0.45% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 89%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in St. John the Baptist Parish pay a median annual property tax of $877, far below the national median and well below the Louisiana state median. On a $193,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.45% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in St. John the Baptist Parish run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $66,630 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Louisiana counties by effective rate
St. John the Baptist Parish ranks #29 of 64 counties in Louisiana by effective rate (55% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in St. John the Baptist 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.
The rate held while the market moved
St. John the Baptist Parish sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 13.4% up, against a median home value that rose 23.9%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 40.5%, from $624 to $877.
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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 41% from $624 to $877. 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 reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 4,080 of 11,737 owner-occupied homes (34.8%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 1.3% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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
41.9% of St. John the Baptist Parish homes owned free and clear (2,308 of 5,511) report no property tax at all, against 11.1% 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. John the Baptist Parish Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of St. John the Baptist Parish homeowners, 4,080 of 11,737 owner-occupied homes (34.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 34.8% (4,080)
- $800 to $1,499 23.8% (2,794)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.0% (582)
- $2,000 to $2,999 5.5% (640)
- $3,000 or more 5.4% (639)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
3,002 homes here (25.6%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of St. John the Baptist Parish homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Louisiana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in St. John the Baptist Parish pay a substantially higher bill, 53% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
St. John the Baptist Parish's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
St. John the Baptist Parish's effective rate is higher than 55% of the 64 counties in Louisiana - ranking #29 of 64.
Where St. John the Baptist Parish sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.45% Among the most affordable more affordable than 89% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in St. John the Baptist Parish moved from $624 in the 2020 release to $877 in 2024, a change of about 41%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
St. John the Baptist Parish vs Benchmarks
| Metric | St. John the Baptist Parish | Louisiana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.3% | - | - |
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. John the Baptist Parish is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Louisiana counties.
St. John the Baptist Parish rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $877 +5.8% | 0.45% |
| 2023 | $829 +4.4% | 0.45% |
| 2022 | $794 +13.3% | 0.46% |
| 2021 | $701 +12.3% | 0.44% |
| 2020 | $624 | 0.40% |
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. John the Baptist Parish: tax takes only 1.3% of income
Counties near St. John the Baptist Parish's effective rate
On effective rate, St. John the Baptist Parish sits nearest Switzerland County (IN), Pulaski County (IN), Jefferson County (ID).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jasper County (IL), Hickory County (MO), Twin Falls County (ID).
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. John the Baptist Parish: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 870 of 18,280 returns from St. John the Baptist Parish reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,193 - 29% 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. John the Baptist Parish rate FAQs
- How does St. John the Baptist Parish property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in St. John the Baptist Parish run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for St. John the Baptist Parish?
- St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana scores B+ (78/100) 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 income room at A+ (1.3%). 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 is the average property tax in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana?
- The median annual property tax in St. John the Baptist Parish is $877, an effective rate of 0.45% on a $193,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in St. John the Baptist Parish?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for St. John the Baptist Parish jumped 40.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $624 to $877, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in St. John the Baptist Parish?
- Property taxes in St. John the Baptist Parish run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $66,630 median household income.
What to do with St. John the Baptist Parish's QUIET rate
St. John the Baptist Parish's $877 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 1.3% of St. John the Baptist Parish's $66,630 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for St. John the Baptist 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: 0.45%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $877/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with St. John the Baptist Parish
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for St. John the Baptist Parish (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Ellis County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with St. John the Baptist Parish at $877/yr; rate 0.74% vs St. John the Baptist Parish 0.45%.
Castro County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $876/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.92% vs St. John the Baptist Parish 0.45%.
Dent County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $878/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.52% vs St. John the Baptist Parish 0.45%.
Pawnee County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $876/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.67% vs St. John the Baptist Parish 0.45%.
Louisiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Louisiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.