Property tax in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana is $442 a year, which is about 0.29% of the county's median home value of $150,800. That effective rate is lower than the typical Louisiana county (0.43%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Jefferson Davis Parish

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Jefferson Davis Parish's average effective rate of 0.29% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $437 / year

Property tax in Jefferson Davis Parish at a glance

Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$442
Median home value	$150,800
Effective tax rate	0.29%
Typical Louisiana county rate	0.43%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Jefferson Davis Parish compare in Louisiana?

Among Louisiana's 64 counties, Jefferson Davis Parish has the 56th highest effective property-tax rate: 55 rank higher and 8 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 3090th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Louisiana county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Jefferson Davis Parish actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Jefferson Davis Parish's 9,302 owner-occupied homes, 5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 9.2% pay at least $2,000, and 50% pay under $800. Another 22.8% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Jefferson Davis Parish homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	4,649	50%
$800 to $1,499	980	10.5%
$1,500 to $1,999	688	7.4%
$2,000 to $2,999	395	4.2%
$3,000 or more	468	5%
No property tax paid	2,122	22.8%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $927 and owners without one pay $263. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Jefferson Davis Parish property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $442 is about 0.7% of the median income of Jefferson Davis Parish homeowner households, $67,028 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 77.1% of Jefferson Davis Parish's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Jefferson Davis Parish?

The survey cannot tell. The median bill was $347 in 2015-2019 and $442 in 2020-2024, but that $95 difference is inside the Census's own margin of error for a county this size, so it could be sampling noise rather than a real change.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Jefferson Davis Parish

Jefferson Davis Parish borders 7 counties.

Jefferson Davis Parish and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Cameron Parish, LA	0.46%	$936	$202,500
Calcasieu Parish, LA	0.45%	$968	$217,000
Beauregard Parish, LA	0.36%	$576	$161,700
Vermilion Parish, LA	0.36%	$589	$163,300
Acadia Parish, LA	0.31%	$483	$155,500
Evangeline Parish, LA	0.29%	$362	$124,600
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA (this county)	0.29%	$442	$150,800
Allen Parish, LA	0.26%	$267	$104,500

How is a home assessed in Jefferson Davis Parish?

Louisiana assesses homes at 10% of market value in every county, Jefferson Davis Parish included. How Louisiana assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Jefferson Davis Parish?

Yes. Louisiana exempts the first $75,000 of market value of an owner-occupied home ($7,500 of assessed value), though it generally does not cover municipal taxes. That is the Louisiana rule, and it applies in Jefferson Davis Parish. Louisiana's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Jefferson Davis Parish?

One annual payment, due no later than December 31 and collected by the parish sheriff, or by the City of New Orleans in Orleans Parish. Unpaid taxes are delinquent on January 1 and accrue 1% per month in simple interest, with a 5% penalty added if the lien goes to auction.

That is the Louisiana rule. Jefferson Davis Parish issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Jefferson Davis Parish property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the Parish assessor, then the parish Board of Review, then the Louisiana Tax Commission. The filing deadline is typically varies by parish, within a statutory window. That is the Louisiana rule; Jefferson Davis Parish sets the exact dates and forms. The Louisiana appeal process step by step.

Louisiana rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Louisiana page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.