Property tax in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana is $755 a year, which is about 0.44% of the county's median home value of $171,300. 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 Natchitoches Parish

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Natchitoches Parish's average effective rate of 0.44% (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: $754 / year

Property tax in Natchitoches Parish at a glance

Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$755
Median home value	$171,300
Effective tax rate	0.44%
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 Natchitoches Parish compare in Louisiana?

Among Louisiana's 64 counties, Natchitoches Parish has the 31st highest effective property-tax rate: 30 rank higher and 33 rank lower. That is near the middle for Louisiana. Nationally, it ranks 2829th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Louisiana county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Natchitoches Parish actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Natchitoches Parish's 8,842 owner-occupied homes, 4.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 10.3% pay at least $2,000, and 35.4% pay under $800. Another 32.4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Natchitoches Parish homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	3,129	35.4%
$800 to $1,499	1,256	14.2%
$1,500 to $1,999	688	7.8%
$2,000 to $2,999	494	5.6%
$3,000 or more	414	4.7%
No property tax paid	2,861	32.4%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,037 and owners without one pay $445. 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 Natchitoches Parish property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $755 is about 1.1% of the median income of Natchitoches Parish homeowner households, $69,396 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 60.9% of Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish?

Yes. The median bill went from $536 in 2015-2019 to $755 in 2020-2024, a 40.9% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 24.7%, from $137,400 to $171,300. Bills rose faster than values, which usually means local rates went up or an exemption shrank.

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 Natchitoches Parish

Natchitoches Parish borders 8 counties.

Natchitoches Parish and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Grant Parish, LA	0.6%	$862	$143,300
Rapides Parish, LA	0.55%	$1,000	$181,100
Vernon Parish, LA	0.53%	$819	$156,000
Natchitoches Parish, LA (this county)	0.44%	$755	$171,300
Red River Parish, LA	0.42%	$506	$119,700
Sabine Parish, LA	0.39%	$484	$123,100
De Soto Parish, LA	0.35%	$540	$154,900
Bienville Parish, LA	0.3%	$301	$99,500
Winn Parish, LA	0.3%	$325	$108,500

How is a home assessed in Natchitoches Parish?

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

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

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

How to appeal your Natchitoches 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; Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches 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.