Louisiana · County property tax · ACS 2024
West Feliciana Parish Property Taxes
The median homeowner in West Feliciana Parish pays $1,556 a year, an effective rate of 0.63%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,556
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.63%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #5 of 64
- rank in LA
The verdict
Homeowners in West Feliciana Parish pay a median $1,556 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.63%, more affordable than 68% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,556
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.63%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1004 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 ($245,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Louisiana. Population: 15,327. Owner-occupied homes: 3,047.
The median annual property tax in West Feliciana Parish is $1,556, which is 32% higher than the Louisiana state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.63% on a median home value of $245,700. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
West Feliciana Parish's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
West Feliciana Parish's 0.63% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 68%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Louisiana counties by effective rate
West Feliciana Parish ranks #5 of 64 counties in Louisiana by effective rate (92% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits above the Louisiana median
Homeowners in West Feliciana Parish pay a median annual property tax of $1,556, notably lower than the national median and well above the Louisiana state median. On a $245,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.63% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in West Feliciana Parish run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $77,452 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 14.5%, from $1,359 to $1,556. 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 West Feliciana 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 40% from $1,115 to $1,556. 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: 778 of 3,047 homes (25.5%). When that group leads, the county median does not describe the most common reported amount.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 2.0% 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.
What West Feliciana Parish Homeowners Actually Pay
Most West Feliciana Parish homeowners are not billed at all: 778 of 3,047 owner-occupied homes (25.5%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 18.8% (572)
- $800 to $1,499 17.4% (529)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.8% (299)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.6% (413)
- $3,000 or more 15.0% (456)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
778 homes here (25.5%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of West Feliciana Parish homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Louisiana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in West Feliciana Parish pay more than double the bill of those without one (+111%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
West Feliciana Parish's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
West Feliciana Parish's effective rate is higher than 92% of the 64 counties in Louisiana - ranking #5 of 64.
Where West Feliciana Parish sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.63% Among the most affordable more affordable than 68% 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 West Feliciana Parish moved from $1,115 in the 2020 release to $1,556 in 2024, a change of about 40%. 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.
West Feliciana Parish vs Benchmarks
| Metric | West Feliciana 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 | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
West Feliciana Parish is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Louisiana counties.
West Feliciana Parish rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,556 +14.5% | 0.63% |
| 2023 | $1,359 +4.9% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | $1,295 +10.0% | 0.54% |
| 2021 | $1,177 +5.6% | 0.55% |
| 2020 | $1,115 | 0.48% |
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.
West Feliciana Parish: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near West Feliciana Parish's effective rate
On effective rate, West Feliciana Parish sits nearest Pulaski County (KY), Lyon County (KY), Washington County (IN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Sac County (IA), Johnson County (GA), Dukes County (MA).
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
West Feliciana Parish: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 360 of 4,860 returns from West Feliciana Parish reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,219 - 39% of those reporters sat in the $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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West Feliciana Parish rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana?
- The median annual property tax in West Feliciana Parish is $1,556, an effective rate of 0.63% on a $245,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for West Feliciana Parish?
- West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana scores C- (53/100) 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- (0.63%). 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 West Feliciana Parish property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in West Feliciana Parish run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.63% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in West Feliciana Parish?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for West Feliciana Parish is recorded at $1,556 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,115 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 3,047 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in West Feliciana Parish?
- Property taxes in West Feliciana Parish run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $77,452 median household income.
What to do with West Feliciana Parish's QUIET rate
Inside Louisiana, West Feliciana Parish's $1,556 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Louisiana overview →
West Feliciana Parish ranks #5 of 64 Louisiana counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Louisiana overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for West Feliciana 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: 0.63%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,556/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with West Feliciana Parish
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for West Feliciana Parish (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Pike County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with West Feliciana Parish at $1,556/yr; rate 1.53% vs West Feliciana Parish 0.63%.
Sac County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with West Feliciana Parish at $1,556/yr; rate 1.10% vs West Feliciana Parish 0.63%.
Sheridan County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with West Feliciana Parish at $1,556/yr; rate 1.37% vs West Feliciana Parish 0.63%.
Grant County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,557/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs West Feliciana Parish 0.63%.
Louisiana county set
State ACS overview for every published Louisiana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana Parish (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.