Property tax in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana is $1,556 a year, which is about 0.63% of the county's median home value of $245,700. 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 West Feliciana Parish

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at West Feliciana Parish's average effective rate of 0.63% (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: $1,548 / year

Property tax in West Feliciana Parish at a glance

West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,556
Median home value	$245,700
Effective tax rate	0.63%
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 West Feliciana Parish compare in Louisiana?

Among Louisiana's 64 counties, West Feliciana Parish has the 5th highest effective property-tax rate: 4 rank higher and 59 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2144th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Louisiana county ranked.

How much do homeowners in West Feliciana Parish actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across West Feliciana Parish's 3,047 owner-occupied homes, 15% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 28.6% pay at least $2,000, and 18.8% pay under $800. Another 25.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by West Feliciana Parish homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	572	18.8%
$800 to $1,499	529	17.4%
$1,500 to $1,999	299	9.8%
$2,000 to $2,999	413	13.6%
$3,000 or more	456	15%
No property tax paid	778	25.5%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,940 and owners without one pay $920. 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 West Feliciana Parish property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,556 is about 1.6% of the median income of West Feliciana Parish homeowner households, $94,835 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 75.7% of West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana Parish?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,193 in 2015-2019 to $1,556 in 2020-2024, a 30.4% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 7.1%, from $229,500 to $245,700. 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 West Feliciana Parish

West Feliciana Parish borders 6 counties, 1 of them across the state line.

West Feliciana Parish and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Wilkinson County, MS	0.99%	$895	$90,000
West Feliciana Parish, LA (this county)	0.63%	$1,556	$245,700
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.54%	$1,251	$229,900
Concordia Parish, LA	0.37%	$384	$103,800
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	0.32%	$565	$179,300
Avoyelles Parish, LA	0.2%	$249	$122,400
East Feliciana Parish, LA	0.15%	$339	$228,100

How is a home assessed in West Feliciana Parish?

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

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

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

How to appeal your West Feliciana 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; West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana 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.