Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in East Baton Rouge Parish is $683.00 per year, based on a median home value of $156,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.44% of property value.

East Baton Rouge Parish collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-four counties in Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish is ranked 5th by median property taxes, and 5th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $20,700.00 greater than the Louisiana median of $135,400.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in East Baton Rouge Parish.

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5th out of 64 By median yearly property tax

5th out of 64 By percentage of median home value

6th out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how East Baton Rouge Parish (highlighted in green) compares to the sixty-four other counties in Louisiana with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Louisiana, see our Louisiana county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Louisiana counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in East Baton Rouge Parish are the responsibility of the East Baton Rouge Parish Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the East Baton Rouge Parish property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the East Baton Rouge Parish Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the East Baton Rouge Parish homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our East Baton Rouge Parish Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).