Rapides Parish Property Taxes
Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Effective Tax Rate
0.00%
39.9% above state avgMedian Annual Tax
$0
$85/mo escrow
Estimate Your Tax
Annual Tax
$0
Monthly
$0
Eff. Rate
0.57%
At a Glance
Median Home Value
$179,100
State avg ▲ $161,894
Tax w/ Mortgage/yr
$1,278
$107/mo escrow
Tax w/o Mortgage/yr
$553
$46/mo
State Tax Rate Rank
#56
of 64 counties (1 = lowest)
Data Story
About Property Taxes in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Rapides Parish taxes still below national norm
At 0.572%, Rapides Parish's effective tax rate places it in the bottom 30% nationally, meaningfully lower than the typical U.S. county. The national median property tax is $2,690; Rapides homeowners pay $1,024—less than 40% of that national benchmark.
Above state average, upper-tier for Louisiana
Rapides Parish's 0.572% effective tax rate exceeds Louisiana's state average of 0.421% by roughly 35%, ranking it in the upper third of the state's parishes. Homeowners pay $1,024 median tax versus the state median of $732, roughly $292 more annually.
Higher than most surrounding parishes
Rapides Parish's 0.572% rate exceeds nearby Pointe Coupee Parish (0.281%) and surpasses most other rural Louisiana parishes. It falls below only Orleans Parish's 0.819% among the counties measured here.
Median home costs $1,024 yearly in taxes
With a median home value of $179,100 and an effective rate of 0.572%, a typical Rapides Parish homeowner pays approximately $1,024 annually in property taxes. Including escrow for mortgages, annual payments rise to about $1,278.
Challenge overvaluations through appeals
Rapides Parish homeowners should compare their assessed value to recent comparable home sales in their neighborhood; if values are higher, a free assessment appeal can reduce annual taxes. Even modest reductions in assessed value add up to meaningful savings over time.
How Rapides Parish Compares
Median Annual Property Tax
Rapides Parish
0.57%
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.