Orleans Parish Property Taxes
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Effective Tax Rate
0.00%
231.7% above state avgMedian Annual Tax
$0
$202/mo escrow
Estimate Your Tax
Annual Tax
$0
Monthly
$0
Eff. Rate
0.82%
At a Glance
Median Home Value
$296,400
State avg ▲ $161,894
Tax w/ Mortgage/yr
$2,859
$238/mo escrow
Tax w/o Mortgage/yr
$1,735
$145/mo
State Tax Rate Rank
#64
of 64 counties (1 = lowest)
Data Story
About Property Taxes in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Orleans Parish taxes near national median
At 0.819%, Orleans Parish's effective tax rate exceeds the national median by roughly 3x, placing it in the top 35% of U.S. counties by tax burden. The national median property tax is $2,690; Orleans homeowners pay $2,428—almost exactly the national benchmark.
Highest tax rate in Louisiana by far
Orleans Parish's 0.819% effective tax rate is nearly double Louisiana's state average of 0.421%, making it by far the highest-taxed parish in the state. At $2,428 median tax, Orleans homeowners pay more than 3 times the state median of $732.
Dramatically higher than surrounding parishes
Orleans Parish's 0.819% rate dwarfs neighboring Plaquemines Parish's 0.462% and Ouachita Parish's 0.555%. No other Louisiana parish comes close to Orleans's tax burden, reflecting the urban concentration and service demands of the New Orleans metro area.
Median home costs $2,428 yearly in taxes
With a median home value of $296,400 and an effective rate of 0.819%, a typical Orleans Parish homeowner pays approximately $2,428 annually in property taxes. Mortgage holders should budget around $2,859 when escrow accounts are factored in.
High-value homes should verify assessments
Orleans Parish homeowners, especially those with higher-valued properties, should closely review their assessment notices and consider appeals if assessed values seem inflated. Even small reductions in assessed value yield meaningful annual savings at Orleans's elevated tax rate.
How Orleans Parish Compares
Median Annual Property Tax
Orleans Parish
0.82%
Effective rate
Louisiana Avg
0.45%
Effective rate
National Avg
0.91%
Effective rate
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Counties with Similar Tax Rates
Nearby Counties
Other Counties in Louisiana
East Feliciana Parish
0.15%
Allen Parish
0.18%
Avoyelles Parish
0.20%
West Carroll Parish
0.20%
Madison Parish
0.23%
Evangeline Parish
0.27%
Pointe Coupee Parish
0.28%
Jefferson Davis Parish
0.28%
East Carroll Parish
0.29%
Tensas Parish
0.29%
Catahoula Parish
0.29%
St. Landry Parish
0.30%
Acadia Parish
0.30%
De Soto Parish
0.31%
Winn Parish
0.31%
Data updated: March 2026
Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. Effective tax rate is calculated as median property tax divided by median home value.