Property tax in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana is $882 a year, which is about 0.41% of the county's median home value of $212,900. 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 Tangipahoa Parish

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Tangipahoa Parish's average effective rate of 0.41% (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: $873 / year

Property tax in Tangipahoa Parish at a glance

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$882
Median home value	$212,900
Effective tax rate	0.41%
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 Tangipahoa Parish compare in Louisiana?

Among Louisiana's 64 counties, Tangipahoa Parish has the 35th highest effective property-tax rate: 34 rank higher and 29 rank lower. That is near the middle for Louisiana. Nationally, it ranks 2901st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Louisiana county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Tangipahoa Parish actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Tangipahoa Parish's 36,540 owner-occupied homes, 4.2% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 9.4% pay at least $2,000, and 30.9% pay under $800. Another 32.3% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Tangipahoa Parish homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	11,301	30.9%
$800 to $1,499	6,240	17.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3,779	10.3%
$2,000 to $2,999	1,891	5.2%
$3,000 or more	1,532	4.2%
No property tax paid	11,797	32.3%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $986 and owners without one pay $554. 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 Tangipahoa Parish property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $882 is about 1.3% of the median income of Tangipahoa Parish homeowner households, $70,336 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 70.3% of Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish?

Yes. The median bill went from $728 in 2015-2019 to $882 in 2020-2024, a 21.2% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 30.8%, from $162,800 to $212,900. 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 Tangipahoa Parish

Tangipahoa Parish borders 7 counties, 2 of them across the state line.

Tangipahoa Parish and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Pike County, MS	0.88%	$975	$110,800
St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.71%	$2,028	$284,000
St. Helena Parish, LA	0.61%	$469	$77,300
Livingston Parish, LA	0.46%	$1,066	$230,600
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	0.45%	$877	$193,200
Tangipahoa Parish, LA (this county)	0.41%	$882	$212,900
Amite County, MS	0.38%	$386	$100,800
Washington Parish, LA	0.33%	$507	$155,700

How is a home assessed in Tangipahoa Parish?

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

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

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

How to appeal your Tangipahoa 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; Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa 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.