Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Plaquemines Parish is $619.00 per year, based on a median home value of $203,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.30% of property value.

Plaquemines Parish collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-four counties in Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish is ranked 8th by median property taxes, and 33rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Plaquemines Parish's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Plaquemines Parish is $203,100.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $135,400.00

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8th out of 64 By median yearly property tax

33rd out of 64 By percentage of median home value

8th out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish are the responsibility of the Plaquemines Parish Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Belle Chasse, Louisiana.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Plaquemines Parish property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Plaquemines Parish Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Plaquemines Parish homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).