The average property tax bill on a single-family home in Louisiana rose 10% last but was still about a third of the average tax bill in Texas, data shows.
Last year the average tax bill was $1,585, which was the third straight year to increase as property values across the state and other regions of the U.S. have escalated, according to data from according to ATTOM Data Solutions.
The average bill in Texas was $4,298, which was a decrease for the second straight year, data shows.
The average effective tax rate was 0.66% in Louisiana, which was up for the second straight year. In Texas, the average rate last year was 1.11%, which was down for the second straight year.
In Louisiana, Lafayette Parish was in the top third of having the highest average tax bill at $1,509 but behind other metro parishes. The top three were Orleans ($3,781), St. Tammany ($2,584) and East Baton Rouge ($2,104).
Louisiana ranked in the bottom third among states with the lowest average tax bill, while Texas was in 14th. Texas was second in the country in total property taxes collected at $35.2 billion, behind only California and a fraction of the $2.2 billion collected in Louisiana, data shows.
Across the country, the average tax bill rose to $4,172 last year, a 2.7% increase over the previous year after rising 4.1% in 2023. The average effective last year tax rate 0.86%, down slightly from 0.87% in 2023.
The report analyzed property tax data collected from county tax assessor offices nationwide along with estimated market values of single-family homes calculated using an automated valuation model. Data from New York was not available.
“While rising home values can influence property taxes, they don’t automatically lead to higher bills for homeowners,” ATTOM CEO Rob Barber said. “In many areas, we’ve seen taxes increase not just due to property appreciation but also because of growing costs to operate local governments and schools or shifts in how tax burdens are distributed.”
