Property tax in Livingston Parish, Louisiana

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Livingston Parish, Louisiana is $1,066 a year, which is about 0.46% of the county's median home value of $230,600. That effective rate is higher 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 Livingston Parish

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Livingston Parish's average effective rate of 0.46% (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: $1,061 / year

Property tax in Livingston Parish at a glance

Livingston Parish, Louisiana property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,066
Median home value	$230,600
Effective tax rate	0.46%
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 Livingston Parish compare in Louisiana?

Among Louisiana's 64 counties, Livingston Parish has the 23rd highest effective property-tax rate: 22 rank higher and 41 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Louisiana. Nationally, it ranks 2757th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Louisiana county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Livingston Parish actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Livingston Parish's 43,264 owner-occupied homes, 4.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 17.5% pay at least $2,000, and 32.3% pay under $800. Another 16.9% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Livingston Parish homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	13,976	32.3%
$800 to $1,499	9,927	22.9%
$1,500 to $1,999	4,457	10.3%
$2,000 to $2,999	5,637	13%
$3,000 or more	1,951	4.5%
No property tax paid	7,316	16.9%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,278 and owners without one pay $609. 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 Livingston Parish property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,066 is about 1.2% of the median income of Livingston Parish homeowner households, $88,888 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 80.7% of Livingston 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 Livingston Parish?

Yes. The median bill went from $878 in 2015-2019 to $1,066 in 2020-2024, a 21.4% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 38%, from $167,100 to $230,600. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

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 Livingston Parish

Livingston Parish borders 5 counties.

Livingston Parish and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.67%	$1,656	$248,800
St. Helena Parish, LA	0.61%	$469	$77,300
Ascension Parish, LA	0.54%	$1,519	$279,600
Livingston Parish, LA (this county)	0.46%	$1,066	$230,600
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	0.45%	$877	$193,200
Tangipahoa Parish, LA	0.41%	$882	$212,900

How is a home assessed in Livingston Parish?

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

Is there a homestead exemption in Livingston 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 Livingston Parish. Louisiana's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Livingston 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. Livingston Parish issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Livingston 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; Livingston 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 Livingston 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.