Property tax in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana is $877 a year, which is about 0.45% of the county's median home value of $193,200. 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 St. John the Baptist Parish

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at St. John the Baptist Parish's average effective rate of 0.45% (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: $869 / year

Property tax in St. John the Baptist Parish at a glance

St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$877
Median home value	$193,200
Effective tax rate	0.45%
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 St. John the Baptist Parish compare in Louisiana?

Among Louisiana's 64 counties, St. John the Baptist Parish has the 28th highest effective property-tax rate: 27 rank higher and 36 rank lower. That is near the middle for Louisiana. Nationally, it ranks 2790th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Louisiana county ranked.

How much do homeowners in St. John the Baptist Parish actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across St. John the Baptist Parish's 11,737 owner-occupied homes, 5.4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 10.9% pay at least $2,000, and 34.8% pay under $800. Another 25.6% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by St. John the Baptist Parish homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	4,080	34.8%
$800 to $1,499	2,794	23.8%
$1,500 to $1,999	582	5%
$2,000 to $2,999	640	5.5%
$3,000 or more	639	5.4%
No property tax paid	3,002	25.6%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,015 and owners without one pay $663. 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 St. John the Baptist Parish property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $877 is about 1.2% of the median income of St. John the Baptist Parish homeowner households, $71,367 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 77.5% of St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish?

Yes. The median bill went from $622 in 2015-2019 to $877 in 2020-2024, a 41% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 25.5%, from $153,900 to $193,200. 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 St. John the Baptist Parish

St. John the Baptist Parish borders 8 counties.

St. John the Baptist Parish and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.71%	$2,028	$284,000
St. Charles Parish, LA	0.59%	$1,562	$263,700
Ascension Parish, LA	0.54%	$1,519	$279,600
Lafourche Parish, LA	0.54%	$1,038	$193,900
St. James Parish, LA	0.53%	$1,113	$211,800
Jefferson Parish, LA	0.52%	$1,312	$251,400
Livingston Parish, LA	0.46%	$1,066	$230,600
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA (this county)	0.45%	$877	$193,200
Tangipahoa Parish, LA	0.41%	$882	$212,900

How is a home assessed in St. John the Baptist Parish?

Louisiana assesses homes at 10% of market value in every county, St. John the Baptist Parish included. How Louisiana assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish. Louisiana's exemptions and relief programs in full.

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

How to appeal your St. John the Baptist 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; St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist 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.